Behind the Numbers
Ontario budget falls flat on funding for public services
The Ontario government has tabled its election budget. Public services got short shrift.
The straight answer: Education funding in Ontario has dropped since 2018
A strong public education system that allows all children to recover from these difficult years is possible
The Great Sidestep: Income and wealth inequality swells with little government action
Government custodians of wealth and power have been unwilling to address the income and wealth pyramid in Canada. They neglect this at our peril.
In March 2020, our world stopped: Seven charts to understand two years of COVID-19
The pandemic, through the eyes of our researchers
Two years into COVID-19 and the need for long-term care reform couldn’t be more urgent
Canada needs to take the profit motive out of the long-term care system
It’s not the carbon tax that’s driving up gas prices
The solution to high gasoline prices is to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels altogether
Economic recovery for whom? For all the talk of recovery, many women and gender-diverse people are still struggling
As we head into budget season, the question we should be asking is: recovery for whom?
Ontario’s rosy revenue picture isn’t helping public services
If new revenues go to tax cuts, not public services, we will all pay the price
Latest oil boom no boon for workers nor the climate
We must ensure high oil prices today translate into green jobs and a clean economy tomorrow
Budget outlook: $5 billion in annual tax cuts weaken Ontario’s case for federal dollars
If the provincial government needs more money—and it certainly does—then why has it been giving so much away?
What can governments do to combat inflation? A lot
Tackling inflation can be part of a public-led recovery—it only requires government to reduce or maintain prices in areas they control.
Not all provinces protect their poorest from inflation
Despite the likely transitory nature of this inflation, many of the poorest Canadians won’t be protected.
Where’s Canada’s plan to end gender-based violence?
The pandemic took a precarious situation and made it worse
All across Canada, children are growing up in poverty
We mapped out child poverty rates across Canada.
A $15 minimum wage: Workers paid a steep price for the three-year delay
Minimum wage workers could ill-afford the cost of these lost wages.
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