Behind the Numbers
Costing the recovery
David Macdonald's presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance on March 18, 2021 regarding Bill C-14 and COVID-19 spending.
Responses to the crisis in women’s employment: Do they measure up?
Governments need to step up to address both the immediate economic needs the pandemic has created and the longer-term, equitable recovery this crisis requires.
Ten things to know about the 2021 Alberta budget
Here are 10 things worth knowing about the latest Alberta budget, its major changes to spending and taxation, and its projected deficit of $18.2 billion.
Frontlined and sidelined: The year COVID-19 upended women’s economic security
The celebration of International Women’s Day and upcoming federal Budget affords an opportunity to take stock of the devastation that has unfolded over the past year – and imagine a better, more inclusive and just future.
Queen’s Park is still holding back funds that could save lives
You might think that means the provincial government is pulling out all the stops to save lives, but you’d be wrong.
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