What does precarious work look like in Canada today, and what is driving it? How should decision-makers address the loss of employment stability? With...
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The Indian Act has structured the government’s and the Crown’s legal relationship with First Nations people for the past 146 years. It’s an outdated...
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We examine the gender wage gap among recent post secondary graduates in Canada.
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Donald Savoie joined Rosemary Barton on CBC’s Power & Politics on Friday, April 22 to discuss his recent article in Policy Options on the legacy of the Federal...
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Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission says only a small number of industries, representing a small share of our economy, would face competitiveness concerns resulting from comparatively higher...
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Why is the distinction between a voluntary survey and a mandatory long form census important? Find out. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov / Shutterstock.com
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Each month Statistics Canada releases jobs numbers based on Canada’s Labour Force Survey. Understand what they do, and don’t, tell us.
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OAS and GIS represent one of the federal government’s largest expenditures. What do these programs offer seniors and what matters?
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Understand how Canada and Quebec Pension Plans work, and why we think public pensions might be a good idea.
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