B.C. income growth worst in Canada: analysis
Peter O'Neil / Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA — B.C. experienced the worst income growth — in fact, incomes declined — of any province in Canada during the 2006-12 period, according to an analysis of Statistics Canada data by an Ottawa think-tank.
Read moreHamilton workers’ wages shrinking, think tank says
New research shows that workers across most of Ontario - including Hamilton - are becoming poorer, despite rising income levels across much of Canada.
Read moreToronto, Vancouver Among Cities Seeing Falling Wages
Daniel Tencer / Huffington Post Canada
You’ve probably read stories about how Canada’s wage growth is nothing to write home about, but new research from the Broadbent Institute adds a surprising dimension to the story: No fewer than 15 of Canada’s 32 largest metro areas saw incomes slide during 2006-2012.
Read moreIncome inequality shows the 1% will soon own 50% of all wealth, says Oxfam
CBC Radio / The Current
In a week where the U.S. President has signaled new taxes and fees on the wealthiest American individuals and corporations and where the financially and politically powerful meet in Davos, Oxfam is warning of growing inequality across the globe. Today we look at the implications of counting up the haves and have-nots.
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Toronto workers’ wages shrinking in contrast to other provinces, think tank says
Sara Mojtehedzadeh / The Toronto Star
Lynn Beamish knows the value of a steady income. As an advisor in the financial services sector, she sees many of the city’s workers struggling to make ends meet.
Read moreA wizard of U.S. politics tells Canadian progressives how to win
Jenny Uechi / Vancouver Observer
The founder of the U.S. Working Families Party made no bones about his opinion of Canada's Prime Minister during a visit in Vancouver on Sunday.
Read moreCanada Revenue Agency annuls Dying with Dignity's charitable tax status
Kelly Grant / The Globe and Mail
At a moment when end-of-life issues are at the top of the political and legal agendas in Canada, a prominent voice for legalizing medically assisted suicide is about to lose its charitable status after a federal audit of its political activities.
Read morePublic lecture by award-winning economist Mariana Mazzucato
TORONTO—The Atkinson Foundation and the Broadbent Institute are pleased to be co-hosting a public lecture by award-winning economist Mariana Mazzucato in Toronto on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
Read moreBroadbent Institute welcomes accomplished Canadians to expanded Board of Directors
Agenda during election year includes biggest gathering of progressive minds at Progress Summit 2015
OTTAWA—Ed Broadbent, Chair of the Broadbent Institute, is pleased to welcome noted leaders from across the country to the Institute’s Board of Directors to help shape the organization’s growing research and training agenda.
Read moreNew media outlets changing the political reporting landscape
Jennifer Ditchburn / The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - A slightly fuzzy, zoomed-in screen grab from question period took a brewing controversy for Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, and crystallized it into a tale of callous indifference.
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