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February 25, 2015 | National Office | Reports & StudiesThe High Costs of Canada’s Mutual Fund Based Retirement SystemFebruary 13, 2015 | Ontario Office | Reports & StudiesOntario Ministry of Finance consultation, February 13, 2015February 10, 2015 | Ontario Office | Reports & StudiesToronto School Trustees' Inherited Funding ShortfallFebruary 9, 2015 | National Office | Reports & StudiesNAFTA, Corporate Power and the Growing Income GapLatest posts from behindthenumbers.ca
Benevolent Exploitation: Government should protect payday loan consumers, not businesses
by Christine Saulnier on February 12, 2015 On Tuesday of this week, I presented at the Utility and Review Board hearing on payday loans. The UARB is reviewing the payday regulations and will issue a decision on these loans...Private businesses: stacking up money, not investing
by IRIS on February 9, 2015 How much money do you currently have in your bank account? Enough to hold out for a week? a month? six months? How would you like to have $111 billion set aside? To give you a...Ontario kicked off 2015 with lacklustre job and wage trends
by Kaylie Tiessen on February 6, 2015 Ontario started the New Year with very little change in its jobs numbers: the employment rate is holding steady but there is a shift in part-time job growth. Despite the bad news...Small business tax cuts in Canada: been there, done that
by Kaylie Tiessen on January 29, 2015 In the prelude to the 2015 federal election, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is talking job creation in Southwestern Ontario. He’s promising more small business tax cuts and credits as...Municipal headache
by IRIS on January 29, 2015 Municipal taxes. Their mere mention is enough to cause headaches for some. Throughout the year, we nearly forget that we help finance our own town or city. Then the tax bill pops...
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