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Filling Data Gaps in the Nova Scotia Housing Crisis
As it stands, the province relies on small non-profits for data collection—we need more to address the crisis.
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That 70s show: The evolution of income inequality in Canada
This brief looks at the evolution of inequality going back to 1976. Drawing on Statistics Canada’s Canadian Income Survey, it reviews changes in the…
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Student debt is a gateway to lifelong financial instability
The structure of student debt forces debt-holders into precarious financial positions early in life—and its difficult to get out
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Can’t afford the rent
There is no province in Canada where workers can afford an apartment at minimum wage. The neighborhood-level data paints a dire picture of out-of-control rents.
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How Canada passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1923
1923 Chapter 6, The Chinese Exclusion Act and More | 1923
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BC First Nation logs almost all of its treaty lands, leaving behind lots of stumps and questions
In just three years, much of the McLeod Lake Indian Band’s treaty lands were stripped of their bountiful and exceedingly valuable trees in a…
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When it comes to higher education costs, tuition is just the tip of the iceberg
Making postsecondary education affordable means more than reducing fees
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was preceded by a wave of racist backlash
1923 Chapter 5, Backlash | 1920-1922
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