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  • Public funding for Education in Manitoba

    Introduction1 High quality public schooling is an expensive commitment. In Manitoba the operating costs for the 2015-16 school year was $2.24 billion, which translates to an average per pupil operating cost of $12,537 (Manitoba Education and Training, 2017). In May of this year the Minister of Education and Training, Ian…

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    Taxing land wealth for the public good: provincial policy options

    Property wealth has become a massive source of inequality in BC as home prices and rents have risen dramatically amid a severe housing crisis and shortage. A consequence of high prices has been an explosion of residential real estate wealth now totaling over $2.1 trillion in the province, a stock…

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    Saskatchewan has the second-lowest minimum wage in Canada

    Even indexed to inflation, Saskatchewan's minimum wage is wholly inadequate.

    This October 1, Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase by 35 cents—from $15 per hour to $15.35. This very modest increase will move us ahead of Alberta’s $15 per hour, giving us sole possession of the second-lowest minimum wage in all of Canada, which isn’t much reason to celebrate. 

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    New survey data shines light on the extent and impacts of precarious employment in BC

    The rise of the “gig economy” and on-demand work through online platforms like Uber and Skip the Dishes has ignited public debate about precarious work and what makes a “good job.”  We all know that precarious work existed long before Uber and is not limited to the gig economy. But…

  • Hennessy’s Index: October 2014

    Good Jobs | Bad Jobs Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index 112,000 That’s the number of private sector jobs that disappeared in Canada in August 2014. [Source] 87,000 That’s…

  • Labour Matters

    Hennessy’s Index: June 2015

    Ontario’s Precariat Hennessy’s Index is a listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other editions, visit: www.policyalternatives.ca/index 695,000  That’s the number of workers in Ontario who worked in a minimum wage job in 2014. A full-time, full-year minimum wage…

  • Making Women Count

    Hennessy’s Index: March 2015

    About Women Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index Half Number of women in Canada who have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of…

  • Hennessy’s Index: February 2015

    The Appeal of Middle Class Economics Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index 52% Percentage of Canadians who self-identify as middle class when asked to describe their “social and financial…

  • Hennessy’s Index: January 2015

    Political Divides Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index 62% Percentage of Canadians who place themselves along the middle of the political spectrum, according to an Environics survey of public…

  • Lesbian couple embracing with son on lap at home

    Support for parents in a post-pandemic world: Options for enhancing federal maternity and parental leave

    As young families confront a weakening economy and high cost of living Canada must improve its parental leave system

  • Lesbian couple embracing with son on lap at home

    Soutien aux parents dans un monde postpandémie : Options pour améliorer le congé de maternité et le congé parental au palier fédéral

    Pour aider les jeunes familles à faire face au coût élevé de la vie et le ralentissement de l’économie le Canada doit améliorer le système de congé parental

  • Hennessy’s Index: December 2014

    Billionaires Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index 1 There is one billionaire for every three million people in the world. 2,325 Number of billionaires in the world in 2014…