May 2008
Labour groups begin $54-billion Supreme Court EI challenge
Together with two Quebec labour groups, the Confederation des syndicats nationaux (CSN) and the Syndicat national des employes de l'aluminium (SNEA), the national labour body is seeking a declaration that the $54 billion in Employment Insurance (EI) premiums was spent unconstitutionally by successive federal governments...
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April 2008
Gaps in Wealth and Income Equality Growing
Canada's gaps in wealth and income inequality is growing, and at a more rapid pace than ever before, says a new study released by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives. The study, by economist Lars Osberg, looks at 25 years of wealth and income inequality in Canada and identifies several new, and distrurbing trends.
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