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Income Inequality Canada

Calgary Construction Worker Homeless No More -- Thanks To Contest

CBC | Posted 02.19.2012 | Canada Business
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For months, construction worker Dan White would put in a long day at his full-time job, only to have no place to go home to. ...

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Rachel Mendleson

The Decline Of Unions: Has Canada Passed A Point Of No Return?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 02.03.2012 | Canada Business
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ST. THOMAS, Ont. — If there is any doubt that the erosion of unions could be contributing to the decline of the middle class — and, by extension, ...

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Which Provinces Have The Widest Income Gap?

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 12.06.2011 | Canada Business
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When it comes to the income inequality, Canada's provinces are, well, unequal. The Huffington Post Canada has crunched StatsCan's numbers to provid...

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Canada's Income Gap Hits Record High: OECD

CP | Craig Wong, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.04.2012 | Canada Business
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GRAPHIC: Which Canadian Cities Are Seeing The Fastest Ghettoization?

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 12.05.2011 | Canada Business
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Calgary has seen a nearly 90 per cent increase in the wealth difference between its richest and poorest neighbourhoods over the past quarter century, ...

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Rachel Mendleson

Calgary’s Energy Boom Masks A Growing Wealth Gap

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 08.07.2012 | Canada Business
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CALGARY and TORONTO -- Sipping coffee in a spacious Calgary bungalow, Sandra Horley is a long way from home. The single mother of two lives in Forest ...

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Michael Bolen

Mind The Taxation Gap: How Trickle-Down Economics Are Reshaping Canada

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Bolen | Posted 01.27.2013 | Canada Business
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NDP leadership hopeful Brian Topp launched the latest salvo in the clash between rich and poor Monday. Declaring growing income inequality to be today...

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Rachel Mendleson

Income Inequality And Mortality Rates: A Dramatic Correlation

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada Business
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UPDATE: A new study from the city of Montreal provides mounting evidence of the link between income inequality and life expectancy. The study, rele...

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Housing Bubble Or Not? HuffPost Readers Debate State Of Canada's Housing Market

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada Business
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If the public reaction to The Huffington Post Canada’s report on income inequality and housing prices is anything to go by, Canadians are growing wo...

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Rachel Mendleson

How Canada's Income Disparity Is Raising Home Prices For Rich, Poor Alike

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 08.07.2012 | Canada Business
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This is the first installment of The Huffington Post Canada's new series Mind The Gap, exploring the growing rich-poor divide in the Great White North...

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Daniel Tencer

The Huffington Post Canada Gets Serious About Income Inequality

HuffingtonPost.com | Daniel Tencer | Posted 11.21.2011 | Canada Business
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“The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.” That old adage may be the simplest way to explain income inequality. We’ve all heard it. But ...

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TD Bank Chief Warns Of U.S.-Style Crisis In Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 12.20.2011 | Canada Business
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The head of one of Canada's largest banks is warning that the country is facing a financial crisis of similar proportions to those seen in the U.S. an...

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Occupy Calgary Protest Draws Seniors, Children

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.15.2011 | Canada Politics
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CALGARY - Hundreds gathered in Prairie cities to speak out against a growing gap between rich and poor.Among the crowd at the Occupy Calgary event wer...

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Peaceful, Diverse Crowd At Occupy Vancouver

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.15.2011 | Canada Politics
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VANCOUVER - Demonstrators protesting corporate greed and social inequality are packing a one-block square behind the Vancouver Art Gallery.Occupy Vanc...

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Rachel Mendleson

Priming A Revolution: Inside The Occupy Toronto Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 12.14.2011 | Canada Business
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It’s just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, and about 100 people have gathered on the patch of grass next to Toronto’s busy Bloor Street. As they gree...

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Rich-Poor Gap Growing Faster In Canada Than U.S.: Report

CP | Posted 11.13.2011 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - A new study says Canada is rapidly catching up to the United States as a country divided between haves and have-nots. The Conference Board...

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