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  • Hennessy’s Index: November 2014

    Minimum Wage 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 4 Number of decades that the average of provincial minimum wages in Canada has remained unchanged in real terms. [Source] $10.14…

  • Hennessy’s Index: September 2014

    Crude: Lac-Mégantic By the Numbers 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 72 Number of rail cars carrying Bakken crude oil that crashed into the Quebec community of Lac-Mégantic in…

  • Hennessy’s Index: August 2014

    Which Costs More: Child Care or University Tuition? 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 $11,100 Average annual cost of child care for a toddler in Ontario in 2012. Compare…

  • Hennessy’s Index: June 2014

    Voter Turnout: How Low Can We Go? 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 52.1 Percentage of voters who cast a ballot in the 2014 Ontario election (unofficial count), up…

  • Hennessy‘s Index: May 2014

    Middle Class Angst 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 47 Percentage of Canadians who self-identify as middle class. That’s down from almost 70 per cent in 2002. [Source] $1,600…

  • Hennessy’s Index: April 2014

    Ontario Equal Pay Day Facts 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 31.5 Percentage pay gap between men and women in Ontario in 2011, the most recent year of data…

  • Hennessy‘s Index: April 2014

    The Skills Gap Trope 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 Canada has more workers with post-secondary training than any other industrialized country. More than half of Canadians aged…

  • Hennessy’s Index: March 2014

    Tax Cuts 101 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 70 years The last time Canadian federal tax revenues have been this low (as a share of the economy). [Source]…

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    Hennessy’s Index: February 2014

    Perks for the Rich: Income splitting 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 2007 The year Canada’s federal government extended to senior families the opportunity to partake in extra tax…

  • Hennessy’s Index: January 2014

    Out with the Old: Words primed for retirement in 2014 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 Austerity Government wage freezes, job and spending cuts are adding to the post-recession…

  • Hennessy’s Index: December 2013

    2013: Year In Review 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 January 2 By 1:18 p.m. on this date most workers had just finished lunch on the first working day…

  • Hennessy’s Index: November 2013

    Wal-Mart or Costco? 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 $19.3 million Compensation Wal-Mart’s CEO received in 2012. [Source] $10.11 Average hourly Wal-Mart pay for a full-time worker in the…