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  1. Poverty and Inequality Commentary Archive
  2. Poverty and Inequality Commentary Archive

Poverty and Inequality Commentary Archive

Help the working poor with targeted benefits, not misguided minimum wage hikes
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 21, 2018
Canadians becoming less generous with their money
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | December 15, 2017
Ontario’s basic income pilot will discourage work and encourage dependency
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | May 11, 2017
Age explains most wealth inequality in Canada
By Christopher A. Sarlo | April 25, 2017
Federal minister paints misleading picture of Canada’s middle class
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 17, 2017
Charitable giving in Canada on the wane, hits 10-year low
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | December 16, 2016
Canadian middle-class incomes, purchasing power up dramatically
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | October 3, 2016
Are living standards in Canada becoming more unequal?
By Christopher A. Sarlo | September 27, 2016
Flawed report on Metro Vancouver poverty unhelpful
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | July 28, 2016
Inequality—how income and wealth are earned matters
By Taylor Jackson, Jason Clemens | July 27, 2016
In Canada, the ‘poor’ are getting richer faster than the ‘rich’
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | May 2, 2016
Income mobility—public policy in Canada can’t ignore the facts of life
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | April 22, 2016
Misguided minimum wage policies miss their target, hurt low-skilled workers
By Robert P. Murphy, Charles Lammam | March 7, 2016
Creating an effective ‘guaranteed annual income’ in Canada would be challenging
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | February 25, 2016
Our continuing obsession with inequality
By Christopher A. Sarlo | January 29, 2016
To tackle poverty, we must first distinguish between temporary and persistent spells
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | January 26, 2016
Misleading measure of ‘poverty’ does little to help those most in need
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | December 22, 2015
Why measurement matters in income inequality
By Jason Clemens, Christopher A. Sarlo | August 1, 2015
Income inequality in Canada
By Christopher A. Sarlo | July 30, 2015
Social mobility is alive and well in Canada
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | June 24, 2015
McMartin paints false picture: Social mobility is alive and well in Canada
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | June 16, 2015
Feds and provinces unlikely to ever agree on guaranteed annual income
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | January 12, 2015
Another report, another misleading analysis of inequality in Canada
By Charles Lammam, Sean Speer | September 17, 2014
What matters is income mobility not inequality
By Niels Veldhuis | July 21, 2014
Ontario's minimum wage hike is evidence-free policy
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | January 31, 2014