News & Views
2020-04-03
Emergency measures to deal with the economic fallout from Covid-19 will push this year’s deficit toward $200 billion, almost four times the previous record and by far the largest in Canada’s history.
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2020-03-31
"This has the potential to become one of the biggest and most expensive boondoggles in Canadian history. We should be concerned not just about the large cost, but also because wasteful programs undermine confidence in government, and in government programs." ...
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2020-03-07
Despite introducing measures to advance gender equality, the federal government’s actions have only gone so far. Canada still has one of the largest gender wage gaps of all OECD countries.
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2020-02-25
Presentation to the Pearson Centre Conference, Panel on Economy and the Future of Work.
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2020-02-11
11 February, 2020 - “Tax my wealth.” That’s the message coming from an organization of young Canadians who want to use their class privilege to improve equality across the globe.
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2020-02-04
4 February, 2020
Tech giants have unfair advantages over Canadian creators and media. It's time for Canada to take a stand against large online multinationals and require them to pay their fair share.
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2020-01-02
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) annual CEO pay report reveals that a disturbing number of Canadian corporations now pay their top five executives more than they pay in corporate income tax.
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The issue of affordability has headlined voters’ concerns in the polls this election. It’s not hard to see why. Wages and incomes of most Canadians have barely kept up with the cost of living.
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2019-10-09
The federal government has allowed some of the largest corporations in the world—Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and other digital and e-commerce giants—to get away with paying very little