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A decade of eroding tax fairness in BC demands progressive tax reform
Most British Columbians would agree that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes. And most assume that the wealthy pay more, not only in…
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Duel of the Saskatchewan Expatriates
Last week, I had the following letter in The Globe and Mail: Oil sands royalties The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ most recent Statistical Handbook indicates that, in 2010, this…
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Mexico’s middle class gaining from economic growth; Canada and the U.S. trailing
HALIFAX –– An examination of income inequality in North America reveals that Mexico is the only part of the continent where the middle class has…
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Instability Implications of Increasing Inequality
What can be learned from North America? Download 1.13 MB 40 pages This study focuses on the implications of inequality trends in the U.S., Canada…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2012, Volume 15, Number 2 Download 1.1 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Enbridge pipe dreams and nightmares by Marc Lee What are the alternatives…
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Inflation On Target; Exchange Rate Off Target
Today, Statistics Canada reported an annual inflation rate of 2%, precisely in line with the Bank of Canada’s target. With inflation under control and renewed risks to…
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Infographic: The Three Amigos
How income inequality in Mexico is different than Canada and the U.S. Click the infographic below to enlarge, and read the related report here. About…
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Look at the other side of the petrodollar coin
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty recently spoke publicly about the problems Canada’s oil-powered currency was causing for his province’s manufacturing industry. But his words were drowned…
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So why is all the good writing on privatization of liquor distribution in the business press?
Privatization of government assets is always a controversial subject. One side says the genius of the marketplace will cut costs and improve efficiency. The other…
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De-growth or growth? Maybe we don’t need to figure that out
There has recently been a renewed interest in the question of whether the ecological crisis means we need to see (or plan for) a stabilization…
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Federal jobs cuts: Clarity is always one year away
I’ve commented on federal job cuts many times before (here, here, here & here) and in the interests of flogging this particular horse (no animals were harmed in the…
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Federal documents reveal 29,600 job cuts by 2015
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The total number of federal core public service job losses over the next three years will be 29,600—far…
