Income Inequality

• The danger of the fading middle-class dream

  For too many Canadians who followed the rules and got life right, the middle-class dream is dying, Darrell Bricker and Mike Colledge write. How did it all go so wrong?

  Commentary

  Apr 6, 2022
  
• B.C. government to consult groups on new legislation to help close gender pay gap

  According to MLA Stephanie Cadieux, women in B.C. continue to earn 18.6 per cent less than men, which is the largest pay gap in Canada.

  Politics

  Mar 8, 2022
  
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• Conservative leader says party must take financial inequality more seriously

  Erin O'Toole said that the way the country creates wealth needs to be reframed, or else "less reasonable'' forces will do it instead in a speech Friday.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2020
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• Rethink Nova Scotia social policies to reduce rising income inequality: study

  The study cites Statistics Canada figures indicating that between 1998 and 2018, the share of the province's total income going to the top 10 per cent of society has grown.

  Economy

  Mar 11, 2020
• Income inequality in Canada divided along racial lines, new report says

  The analysis in the report suggests a discrepancy between racialized Canadians and non-racialized, or white, Canadians, as the authors define them.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2019
• City’s livable wage has risen by 4.3%, says London Poverty Research Centre

  The London Poverty Research Centre says people in the city need an hourly wage of $16.20 to meet the minimum requirement of economic security.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2019
• Corporations must pay well, offer good benefits, say Apple, JPMorgan CEOs — and 179 more

  For decades, corporations have focused on "shareholder primacy." It wasn't always this way.

  World

  Aug 19, 2019
• ILO report shows increasing income inequality — Where does Canada stand?

  According to the report, the lowest 20 per cent of income earners receive less than one per cent of the total worldwide income — a statistic that has not moved in the last 13 years.

  World

  Jul 4, 2019
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• CEOs at S&P 500 companies got a 7% raise last year — roughly $800,000

  Pay for typical workers at these companies isn’t rising nearly as quickly. The median increase was 3% last year.

  Money

  May 24, 2019
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• This Toronto doctor helps people get more money to improve their health

  For Dr. Gary Bloch's patients, having more money has a bigger effect on their health than just getting a prescription.

  Health

  May 19, 2019