New wealth distribution study finds deep and persistent inequality in Canada
OTTAWA—Wealth in Canada is concentrated heavily in the top 10% – with the bottom 50% combined accounting for less than 6% of all wealth, a new study by the Broadbent Institute has found.
Read moreRichest tenth of B.C. families has half of province's wealth: report
Chad Skelton / Vancouver Sun
The richest 10 per cent of B.C. families has more than half of the province’s wealth, according to a new report from the left-leaning Broadbent Institute.
Read moreCanada’s poor took big financial hit in recent years, report finds
Janet McFarland / The Globe and Mail
The poorest 10 per cent of Canadians saw their net worth fall by 150 per cent between 2005 and 2012 while Canada’s richest 10 per cent saw a huge increase in their net worth in the same period, a new report shows.
Read moreCanada's Wealth Gap Is Growing As Poor Get More In Debt: Report
Daniel Tencer / Huffington Post
Those rosy reports about Canadians’ net worth growing and the country's middle class being among the richest in the worldare masking growing inequality in the country, according to a new report.
Read moreCanada's inequality growing: Stats Can
Dana Flavelle / Toronto Star
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer in Canada, a new analysis of Statistics Canada data by an Ottawa-based think tank shows.
CPP hiding rising costs, which have more than tripled since 2006: new report
The Canada Pension Plan is hiding the fact that its administrative costs have more than tripled since 2006 because of transaction and external management fees, according to a new report from a conservative think-thank.
Read moreBroadbent Institute announces Robert Reich as Progress Gala keynote
Author and policy leader to address high-level November event
OTTAWA—Renowned economist and author Robert Reich will be the keynote speaker at the Broadbent Institute's second annual Progress Gala this November in Toronto. Reich, a high-profile business commentator and expert on the income inequality crisis, will make the case for a fairer economic future to an audience of political leaders and policy influencers.
Read moreStephen Harper: the environment's best friend
Bear with me: I want to tell you about an odd thought I had the other day that may induce minor whiplash. I confess that it tests the bounds of believability. But I actually think it’s true:
Manning Centre: Broadbent Institute program "the single greatest threat" to conservatism
Well, it looks like the Broadbent Institute is striking fear in the hearts of conservatives.
I'd say that's a job well done.
Read moreBroadbent Institute to place budding politicos in cutting-edge U.S. campaigns through new training program
Unique course offered in partnership with leading Democratic firm
OTTAWA—As part of its commitment to supporting the development of a new generation of Canadian leaders, the Broadbent Institute has launched the Camp Progress Practicum, a new hands-on, intensive training and placement opportunity for Canadian campaigners, organizers and activists. The program is offered in collaboration with 270 Strategies, a firm founded by senior strategists from U.S. President Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns.
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