Let’s hear where party leaders stand on the idea, because as work becomes more precarious, more Canadians will need help, no strings attached.
When Canadians head to the polls on October 21, they should ask themselves how Canada’s political parties will tackle inequality.
Over the past two decades, the richest Canadians have seen their share of income go up and up. The top one per cent absorbed almost a third of all income growth between 1997 and 2007, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives .Meanwhile, one in seven people in Canada lives in poverty — which hurts everyone, […]
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