The history of capitalism, as portrayed in academia and among much of the media, is a sad story. It’s one of smokestacks, sweatshops, child labor, robber barons, social stratification and general ...

The official poverty measure has a lot of problems, and we'll have to wait until November for the better alternative measure from the census. For one thing, the official measure totally ignores the ...

A new Statistics Canada report has revealed that one in five recent immigrants in Canada lived in "deep poverty" in 2022. The report, according to The Canadian Press, defined "deep poverty" as having ...

Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Nicole Racine receives funding from the ...

The IMF, as Trustee of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT or Trust), has entered into a new borrowing agreement with the Government of Canada (Canada), and has entered into amendments to the ...

“Even brief exposure to poverty at a young age can shadow a child for life,” UNICEF says in a damning 2023 report on child poverty in Canada. “Leaving children in poverty is a choice.” The report ...