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Canada's Path Towards Ending Inequality

Ryan Painter | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Social Welfare, Budget Cuts, E-Coli-Walkerton, Income Inequality, Temporary Foreign Workers Canada, Broadbent Institute, Federal Government, British Columbia, Harper Government, Labor Unions, Unions, Equal Opportunity, China, Labour, Mind the Gap, Video, Canada Business News
Ryan Painter

The gap between rich and poor is widening, which is one of the key points highlighted in a recent publication by the Broadbent Institute. The policy paper entitled "Towards A More Equal Canada," highlights the problems of inequality in Canada, how we got to where we are, and how we can move forward.

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Rachel Mendleson

Ed Broadbent Wants To Give Tories 'A Good Shake'

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 10.09.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Video, Canada Income Inequality, Income Inequality, Income Inequality Canada, Broadbent Institute, Towards a More Equal Canada, Mind the Gap, Ed Broadbent, Slidepollajax, Ed Broadbent Income Inequality, Canada Business News

Ed Broadbent has a novel idea for convincing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other Conservative politicians to care about income inequality. “I...

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Rachel Mendleson

Left-Wing Or Right, Canadians Agree This Is A Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 04.10.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Broadbent Income Inequality, Income Gap Canada, Wage Gap Canada, Broadbent Institute Survey, Canada Income Inequality, Canada Wage Gap, Income Inequality Canada, Broadbent Institute, Canada Income Gap, Mind the Gap, Canada Income Inequality Survey, Ed Broadbent, Canada Business News

The vast majority of Canadians are concerned about the growing gap between rich and poor, and are willing to pay higher taxes to fight it, a new poll ...

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Money Donated In Memory Of Jack Layton Refunded

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 12.17.2011 | Canada Politics
Read More: Jack Layton in Memoriam, Jack Layton Death, Layton Money, Layton Donations, Broadbent Institute, Jack Layton Dead, Jack Layton Condolences, Jack Layton Donations, Jack Layton Tributes, Jack Layton Funeral, Insideottawa, Jack Layton, Douglas-Coldwell Foundation, Canada Politics News

The NDP and Jack Layton's family are facing scrutiny over the period following the late-leader's death. The NDP is returning money donated in memor...

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Pondering the "Layton Effect"

Gerry Nicholls | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
Read More: Ndp, Ontario Election 2011, Fundraising, Broadbent Institute, Jack Layton, Layton Effect, Ontario Election, Canada News
Gerry Nicholls

Jack Layton will be remembered more as a myth than as a man. What does this mean in practical political terms? Well, nothing gets donors reaching for their wallets faster than plucking their heart strings.

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NDP Runs Afoul Of Law With Layton Memorial Donations

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.26.2011 | Canada Politics
Read More: Jack Layton Memorial, Jack Layton Death, Canada Campaign Finance, Ndp, New Democrats, Broadbent Institute, Canada Election Law, Jack Layton Dead, Canada Elections Act, New Democratic Party, Jack Layton, Canada Politics News

OTTAWA - The NDP has inadvertently fallen afoul of the Elections Act in a bid to honour one of Jack Layton's last wishes.The late NDP leader had wante...

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Layton's Funeral Details Released

CP | Posted 10.24.2011 | Canada
Read More: Nycole Turmel, Jack Layton Death, Layton Lie in State, Layton Funeral Details, Jack Layton, Layton Funeral, Broadbent Institute, Jack Layton Dead, Jack Layton Ottawa Funeral, Jack Layton Funeral, Jack Layton Toronto Fuenral, Stephen Lewis, Bob Rae, Canada News

The body of NDP Leader Jack Layton will lie in state in Ottawa and Toronto before his state funeral Saturday. The lying-in-state will be at the Hou...

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