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Infographic visualizes rising income inequality in Canada

Income inequality has been getting worse in Canada, rising at a faster pace than it has been in the U.S. The inequality is being driven by what’s happening at the very top of the income spectrum:...

January 25, 2012 | National Office

Infographic: Canada's CEO Elite 100

CBC Radio’s weekly series, Type A released a comprehensive infographic based on the Canadian Centre for Policy...

January 24, 2012 | National Office

OECD: Canada's income gap is at a record high

A new OECD report on income inequality among 34 industrialized nations asserts what CCPA research has long revealed: Canada's income gap is at a record high. As the Globe and Mail reports in this...

December 5, 2011 | National Office

Carbon footprints increase with income

A new CCPA report finds household carbon footprints increase with income. In fact, the richest 20% of Canadian households are responsible for almost double the greenhouse gas emissions of those in...

November 15, 2011 | National Office

Hindsight is 1920

Income inequality is the worst it’s been in 90 years, worse even than at its previous peak in the Roaring Twenties. As the gap widens between the rich and poor, economists predict growing unrest...

November 7, 2011 | National Office

Are You the 99%?

Macleans magazine has created a great simple online calculator to help Canadians see where they belong on the income inequality scale....

October 25, 2011 | National Office

Occupy Wall Street Reframes the Problem: It's About the 99%

In a new blog post, the CCPA's Trish Hennessy looks at the evolution of framing income inequality and how the Occupy Wall Street movement has shifted the frame once more....

October 13, 2011 | National Office

CCPA receives Ontario Public Health Association’s Award of Excellence

CCPA senior economist Armine Yalnizyan, was presented with the Ontario Public Health Association’s Award of Excellence on October 5, 2011 at their annual meetings. She accepted this honour on...

October 6, 2011 | National Office, Ontario Office

Challenging Conventional CEO Wisdom

A former CEO makes a refreshing case for CEOs to abandon the current short-term 'conventional wisdom' and to operate according to more sustainable practices...

September 27, 2011 | National Office

Why Conservatives are Worried about a Growing Gap

It's a strange world. Senior economist Armine Yalnizyan was commissioned by the National Post to make a case about income inequality for their opinion...

September 23, 2011 | National Office

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— David Eby, Executive Director
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