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Economist

Andrew Jackson is the Packer Professor of Social Justice at York University and Senior Policy Adviser to the Broadbent Institute.

Latest articles

To fight populism and racism, close tax loopholes for the rich

How to address the malaise of the middle class

Are Canadians overtaxed? The equation is complicated

Corporate-tax cuts are no solution to Canada’s competitiveness problem

Ottawa’s poverty-fighting plan discounts the needs of low-income seniors

Reports of rapid tech change causing the demise of traditional employment are greatly exaggerated

August 14 Updated

U.S.-China spat offers chance for realignment of global trade order

Doug Ford and the contradictions of right-wing politics

The winding road to a national pharmacare program

The lack of confidence behind recent stock market jitters

February 28, 2018

Canada’s income tax system fails in correcting rising inequality

January 31, 2018

How expanding tax credits would help to lower our country’s welfare wall

November 28, 2017

‘Reserve army’ of precariously employed keeps lid on wages

November 7, 2017 Updated

Why Canada needs progressive reforms in employment insurance

October 26, 2017

Census data shows income inequality remains a major challenge

October 8, 2017

Economic Insight

Is Canada facing a new financial crisis?

August 24, 2017 Updated