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Where's the talk about a guaranteed livable income?
Authors: Senators Ratna Omidvar, Kim Pate, Frances Lankin, Yuen Pau Woo When Canadians head to the polls on October 21, they should ask themselves how Canada’s political parties will tackle inequality. Over the past two decades, the richest Canadians have seen their share of income go up and up. The top one per cent absorbed almost a third of all income growth between 1997 and 2007, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Meanwhile, one in seven people in Cana…
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What’s next for the Senate: We must get more independence
Authors: Senators Raymonde Saint-Germain and Yuen Pau Woo As the 42nd Parliament draws to a close, senators are thinking hard about the post-election landscape and how the Red Chamber will function in relation to whatever configuration of government may emerge after the federal election on Oct. 21. In the past four years, there has been a sea change in the makeup of the Senate, with the Independent Senators Group (ISG) emerging as the largest parliamentary group (and a majority…
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