‘Too much, too quickly’: economists warn of Liberal ‘pro-business’ immigration policy
The government’s rhetoric doesn’t match reality when it comes to higher immigration targets and labour shortages, say three labour economists. But the Century Initiative’s Lisa Lalande argues that economists who are critical of the higher immigration targets are taking a ‘very narrow perspective,’ and should be looking at measures of economic prosperity besides per capita income.
‘No one-size-fits-all approach’: House committee tackles improving Indigenous graduation rates
‘Self-determination is the key out of this mess,’ said Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu during her March 6 committee appearance.
Canada facing wave of new homelessness: Gatineau, Que., reader
Canada is facing a wave of new homelessness in the face of inflation and the ongoing impact of the pandemic. This is impacting hundreds of thousands of Canadians as they struggle to make ends meet as everything gets more and more expensive. They are workers, retirees, families, veterans, men, women, even children. It is impacting […]
This just in: high poverty rates and inequality are not inevitable
Disposable income inequality peaked in 2004. And the overall relative poverty rate, using a common international definition, peaked in 2015. Between 2004-2015, little progress was made in reducing disposable income inequality. But since 2015, there has been a remarkable reversal in these trends.
Return-to-office mandate a step backwards for all Canadians
The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.
EI administrative malfunction: an urgent need for simplicity
Canada’s employment insurance program is far too complicated for claimants and employers, and far too complex to administer.
Growing ‘generational divide’ as younger Canadians report lower trust in government, greater economic anxiety: poll
The survey found that following three years of coping with the pandemic, in addition to increasing economic challenges, ‘disappointment in Canada has taken its toll on youth.’
Forget the happy headlines about the low unemployment rate
Bottom line: until we innovate more and improve our productivity, we will continue to fall short of the kind of society to which we aspire.
As prices rise, consumers need Ottawa’s help to keep child labour out of supply chains
Bill S-211 would require companies and federal departments and agencies to be transparent about the human rights risks in their supply chains and what efforts they are undertaking to avoid them.
‘We need the entire bouquet’: child care bill debate zeroes in on role of for-profit providers
The Conservatives say excluding for-profit providers will make it impossible to grow the system to meet demand, while the NDP says it fought to include the provision prioritizing public and not-for-profit providers.
