Tag Archive: income inequality

Denying inequality is a problem for Canada won’t make it go away

Jan 8, 2015

Jock Finlayson’s article “Income inequality not a problem in Canada” misses the point. Just because inequality in Canada is somewhat lower than in the U.S. (the Western world’s most unequal country) doesn’t mean we don’t have a serious problem. The small decline in the share of income going to the top one per cent Finlayson… View Article

BC isn’t broke: putting teacher bargaining in perspective

Mar 2, 2012

By Iglika Ivanova

Last Monday, BC teachers held a Day of Action in communities across the province to protest the BC government’s decision to legislate a contract and put an end to their collective bargaining process. I was invited to speak to teachers at the Surrey rally, where I had the opportunity to share some of my analysis… View Article

Will the HST boost job growth and when?

Jul 6, 2010

By Iglika Ivanova

As BC and Ontario have now started paying the HST at the till, many people may be wondering when exactly can we expect to see those jobs postings opening up. This is a good question. According to analysis commissioned by the BC government from economist Jack Mintz, titled British Columbia’s Harmonized Sales Tax: A Giant… View Article

A progressive take on BC issues

A progressive take on BC issues

Tag Archive: income inequality

BC isn’t broke: putting teacher bargaining in perspective

Will the HST boost job growth and when?