Tag: income inequality

Doug Ford Quietly Planning Half a Billion Dollars in Cuts For Low-Income Workers and People With Disabilities

Published May 15, 2019 News

Ford government's expenditure estimates foreshadow cuts for low-income workers and people with disabilities

Meet the Wealthy Toronto Elites Who Funded White Nationalist Faith Goldy’s Campaign for Mayor

Published May 9, 2019 Analysis

Alt-right mayoral candidate’s campaign was funded largely by donors who live in Toronto’s wealthiest neighbourhoods

OECD Report: Canada’s Poorest 10% Could Take Four Generations Just to Earn a Middle Income

Published June 18, 2018 News

New report suggests Canada’s poorest 10% of families could struggle for up to four generations before they ‘join the middle class’

It’s official: Income inequality got worse under Stephen Harper

Published June 28, 2017

Both poverty and income inequality rose sharply during Harper's last year in office.

Here’s the eye-popping chart about CEO pay every Canadian needs to see

Published January 4, 2016

By noon today, Canada's CEOs had already made more than the average worker does in a year.

Are Conservatives withholding data showing new TFSA changes are a goldmine for the rich?

Published May 4, 2015

Why won’t the government back up its claims by releasing its numbers? Despite the Conservative governments repeated claims that 60 per cent of individuals who maxed-out their Tax Free Savings Accounts earn less than $60,000 per year, Canada Revenue Agency isn’t releasing detailed data on the breakdown of TFSA contributions by income level. Data on contribution […]

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