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Shrinking middle class makes Toronto a city of socioeconomic extremes
Important new research by David Hulchanski shows Toronto is becoming a city of stark economic extremes as its middle class is hollowed out and replaced by a bipolar city of the rich and poor – one...
December 15, 2010
National Post editor concludes income inequality is a problem
Jonathan Kay, managing editor of the National Post's Comment section, read Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks' book The Trouble With Billionaires and came away convinced that income inequality is a "...
December 8, 2010
Unease grows over inequality
Toronto Star columnist Carol Goar weighs in on worsening income inequality in Canada, pointing to CCPA research, saying there is "dawning recognition" that it's a problem. She writes: "The...
December 8, 2010
Children pay heavy price for inequality: UNICEF
A new UNICEF report looks at 24 OECD countries and rates Canada poorly on children's material well-being, which includes housing and family income. We're #17 out of 24 countries. The report says “...
December 3, 2010
Canada's richest 1% taking more than ever before
A major report by CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan shows Canada's richest 1% enjoy more of the gains from economic growth than ever before in recorded history. ...
December 1, 2010 | National Office
Ed Broadbent’s Canada: More equal, more optimistic
Ed Broadbent, one of Canada’s most respected progressive sages, sat down with the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy to talk about the Canada he grew up in and how it’s changed over his lifetime. During this...
November 4, 2010 | National Office
New York Times article: Income Inequality too big to ignore
New York Times writer Robert Frank says it's time to tackle the problems of income inequality in this...
October 19, 2010
The growing gap and the problem of recession
Bruce Livesey writes a blog in the Progressive Economics Forum showing the link between worsening income inequality and the threat of a Great Recession that could 'go on indefinitely'. Read the...
October 18, 2010
International best-selling author and inequality expert Richard Wilkinson to speak in Toronto
Join us December 10th in Toronto for an evening with Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. The CCPA is pleased to co-sponsor this event....
October 13, 2010 | National Office, Ontario Office
Canada slipping on gender equality
The World Economic Forum ranks Canada 20th in a global ranking of women's equality, slipping behind the United States. Read the story...
October 13, 2010

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