April 3, 2015
WHO WOULD TRUDEAU’S ECONOMIC MINISTERS BE?
By Andrew Cardozo
NEW COMMUNICATIONS Trudeau attracting a strong economic team, has some stars By ANDREW CARDOZO | Published: Monday, 03/30/2015 12:00 am EDT Last Updated: Monday, 03/30/2015 12:18 pm EDT OTTAWA—Some say they want to vote Liberal, but aren’t sure Liberal
February 3, 2015
Social escalator broken: Carol Goar on Pearson event
By Carol Goar
From thestar.comPublished on Tue Jan 20 2015 Pollster probes middle class angst and finds Justin Trudeau’s approach wanting. Justin Trudeau is half right about Canada’s financially stretched middle class, says Craig Worden, vice-president of Pollara. His firm has just
January 29, 2015
It’s election year, only 10% financially secure, Pearson-Pollara poll
By Craig Worden and Andrew Cardozo
From The Hill TimesPublic displays high levels of financial stress, low confidence in social mobility, and pessimism about the future of Canada’s middle class. The election is approaching and all party leaders are talking about the middle class, growing inequality and gr
January 21, 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL TOP 10 for Election Year (Lopoukhine)
By Nikita (Nik) Lopoukhine, Ottawa
From (Short version in the Hill Times, Jan 21, 2015)As Canada readies itself for an election in 2015, it seems apropos to review some of the environmental issues that Canada is facing. These top ten issues are my views for consideration as progressive political parties begin forging their election platf
January 15, 2015
THE MIDDLE CLASS 2015 (Toronto Jan 15)
By Craig Worden and Andrew Cardozo
Who is the middle class? (For the full report: http://www.pollara.com/pollara-pearson-centre-study-searching-middle-class-canadians-financial-stress/) When asked to choose which classification best describes their social and financial place in society,
January 15, 2015
THE ECONOMY 2015 (Ottawa, Jan 14)
By Craig Worden and Andrew Cardozo
Only 10% of Canadians feel financially secure Public displays high levels of financial stress, low confidence in social mobility, and pessimism about the future of Canada’s middle class By Craig Worden and Andrew Cardozo One-in-ten (10%) Canadians feel
January 3, 2015
FLAG @ 50 : 10 things to know + take CBC’s FLAG QUIZ!
By
Try this Quiz from cbc.ca: http://www.cbc.ca/news/multimedia/how-well-do-you-know-canada-s-flag-take-the-quiz-1.2954493 Then read this article on Ten other things you need to know about the Canadian Flag The House Committee received almost 6,000 propos
December 15, 2014
READING LIST FOR PROGRESSIVES Winter 2014-2015
By The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy
The Pearson Centre publishes a reading list for progressives periodically. The views in the books and those of the reviewers and are those of the writers and not necessarily of the Centre. This list will be updated from time to time on the Centre’s w
September 29, 2014
Income gap grows between young and old: Report
By Dana Flavelle, Economy, Published on Tue Sep 23 2014
From Toronto StarCanada’s income gap is growing between young and old, not just between rich and poor, Conference Board of Canada says. A new report by the Conference Board of Canada confirms that the income gap between young and old workers in Canada is growing, with
October 1, 2014
Netflix vs the CRTC
By Andrew Cardozo
The spat between Netflix, the American super cable company, and the CRTC, the Canadian broadcasting regulator, has all the markings of an iconic battle. It involves a lot of fault lines in our society: American giant versus the pseudo-governmental Can
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