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Pockets lined with gold
New, from the St. John's Telegram  Jeers: to the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. A recent study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has determined that by...
January 5, 2009
CEO Pay: The party keeps on going
By 9:04 a.m. January 2nd Canada's best paid 100 CEOs will have already pocketed what will take Canadians earning the average wage an entire year to earn. That's right, by the time you boot...
January 2, 2009
Gajillion dollar bailouts
As the US government continues to figure out just how much it will take to bail out financial markets, up to the tune of $1 trillion dollars, the sound of Dr. Evil's voice creeps into in my head...
September 23, 2008
Have you checked your RRSPs lately?
I had dinner with a friend last night. One of those apolitical friends - the kind that notice when something big happens, like Barack Obama and the politics of hope, but doesn't monitor...
September 11, 2008
Remember when elections were about jobs, jobs, jobs?
Given the collapse of the manufacturing sector in Ontario and the trend toward low-wage, temporary jobs that come without prescription drug and dental benefits or pension plans, you would think...
September 10, 2008
Richest 10% leave the biggest ecological footprint
A study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, with ...
June 24, 2008
Canada's income gap is worse than recession-plagued 1980s
A Census report from Statistics Canada today shows a booming economy did nothing to reverse the gap...
May 1, 2008
Why income inequality matters
For over a year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has been producing report after report showing Canada's income and wealth gaps are growing at a time when they should be sinking....
April 28, 2008
Groundbreaking study raises questions about welfare rules
A groundbreaking study released by the B.C. office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives raises important new questions...
April 22, 2008
Consumer confidence an oxymoron?
They’re saying it again. Those two mystical words: Consumer confidence. This story in today’s Toronto Star references a...
April 8, 2008

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