Middle Class

• What’s ‘Bidenomics’? U.S. president touts success amid public skepticism

  Biden said his policies were sparking recovery after Republican policies had crushed America's middle class, but a new poll said only one in three U.S. adults agree.

  U.S. News

  Jun 28
  
• The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The history of hardcore punk

  It's spring break, so as we rest our brains at this end, please enjoy one of the more popular radio episodes of the last year.

  Entertainment

  Mar 17
  
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• 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
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• Housing: Is $1,780 affordable rent for Kelowna’s middle class?

  New tenants are moving into a recently opened 80 unit apartment complex in downtown Kelowna.

  Sep 24, 2020
• Parsing the politics of the ‘middle class’ and the Liberals’ new cabinet position

  Mona Fortier's appointment has sparked dialogue around the function of the new role — and why the Liberals chose to create it.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2019
• Trudeau brings campaign to Halifax, criticizes Conservative cuts

  Trudeau criticized the newly-released Conservative platform, which proposes more than $50 billion in spending cuts to help meet balanced budget targets.

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2019
• Poll shows affordability on mind of Canadian voters — campaigns are listening

  If the latest Leger survey is any indication, Canadians remain unsure about which party is best placed to ease economic pressure.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2019
• Are you earning a middle-class income? Here’s what it takes in Canada, based on where you live

  The regional differences are staggering.

  Money

  Nov 6, 2017
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• Canadians who self-identify as working class, poor on the rise: poll

  More Canadians are also feeling pessimistic about their own financial futures.

  Money

  Oct 9, 2017
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• Bill Morneau chides NDP for opposing end to ‘unfair tax advantages’ for wealthy

  In a letter to three New Democrat MPs, Morneau says he was surprised to receive a letter from them indicating that the NDP supports "continued tax advantages for the wealthiest Canadians."

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2017