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Month: October 2019

October 31, 2019December 12, 2019 David Macdonald5 Comments
David Macdonald

David Macdonald

Who wins (and who doesn’t) from the new middle class tax cut?

At Wednesday’s post-election press conference, Justin Trudeau laid out some of his new government’s priorities, pledging that his first act of parliament would be to lower middle-class taxes.  This new middle-class tax cut is not to be confused with the 2015 iteration that cut taxes most for those making over…
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October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Ricardo Tranjan14 Comments
Ricardo Tranjan

Ricardo Tranjan

The board-by-board impact of larger class sizes and mandatory e-learning

In an earlier blog, we examined the board-by-board impact of Minister Lecce’s bargaining table offer to raise high school class sizes from 22 to 25. While this marks a smaller jump than the currently approved policy, it is still an increase, regardless of the Minister’s insistence that this is an…
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October 25, 2019October 29, 2019 Ricardo Tranjan1 Comment
Ricardo Tranjan

Ricardo Tranjan

Should Ontarians settle for six thousand fewer teachers?

On October 24, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce held a press conference to update the public on ongoing contract talks with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. The Minister repeatedly stated that his government is offering to lower high school class sizes from 28 to 25 students per teacher. He…
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October 24, 2019 Erika ShakerLeave a comment
Erika Shaker

Erika Shaker

Stop, collaborate and listen: The progressive potential of our minority government

Following Monday night’s election, it might feel like the country is more divided than ever. But a closer look at how Canada voted reveals support for a promising suite of progressive initiatives. In fact, the public’s clear desire for progressive policy solutions might just be the one clear winner in…
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October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 David Macdonald2 Comments
David Macdonald

David Macdonald

Platform Crunch: What spending cuts could mean in terms of job losses

I’ve speculated in earlier posts that many of the promises made by parties during the federal election campaign were expensive, and I was curious about how they’d pay for them. Of course, there are always three choices: run a larger deficit, raise taxes or cut services. The NDP and the…
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October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Jonathon Herriot1 Comment
Jonathon Herriot

Jonathon Herriot

What a vote for health could mean for Canada: A health care provider’s platform analysis

A patient enters my office in a bout of depression and in need of counselling—if only comprehensive mental health care were included in Canadian medicare. The next patient, a newcomer to Toronto in need of housing, has moved here fleeing persecution abroad, only to face homelessness and a decade-long waiting…
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October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Katherine Scott2 Comments
Katherine Scott

Katherine Scott

Platform Crunch: Eradicating Poverty

What a difference a few years make. Tackling poverty and inequality were key themes in the 2015 election. This year, they have been muscled out by talk of affordability and tax cuts. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an excellent opportunity to take stock of where we are…
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October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Toby SangerLeave a comment
Toby Sanger

Toby Sanger

Platform crunch: Taxing the digital giants

It has taken a while, but almost all the major political parties now seem to finally agree that it’s time to tax the digital e-commerce giants: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google. But each has made different commitments which may appear subtle but add up to big differences in how…
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October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 David MacdonaldLeave a comment
David Macdonald

David Macdonald

Platform crunch: Liberal and Conservative broad tax cuts

This is an update to an earlier post that examined only the Conservative “universal tax cut”.  I now have had a bit more time to model the Liberal version and compare the two head to head.  These results are also highlighted in a recent Macleans article on the topic. As…
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October 11, 2019October 17, 2019 Jim StanfordLeave a comment
Jim Stanford

Jim Stanford

Canadian labour market performance under 7 Prime Ministers

The release of Statistics Canada’s monthly labour force report is always keenly awaited by economists and policy-makers as a key indicator of Canada’s economic direction. But this month’s release will naturally attract more attention than normal, as it is the last jobs report before the federal election. This latest report,…
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