Aug 1, 2011
A number is never just a number -- Holiday time in Canada
Hennessy's Index
Vacation time is no reason to leave work if you're Canadian...
Hennessy's Index
Trish Hennessy, author of the monthly Hennessy's Index, is director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Ontario office. Read back issues of Hennessy's Index at CCPA: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/index and on rabble.ca: http://rabble.ca/taxonomy/term/14793
Aug 1, 2011
A number is never just a number -- Gone fishin'
Canadian workers take less time off and have fewer weeks' vacation than many other countries -- and almost a quarter will cancel plans because of job obligations.
Jul 12, 2011
Canada vs. the OECD
Hennessy's Index
Canada and its place in the world.
Jul 12, 2011
A number is never just a number -- Canada vs. the OECD
The monthly listing of numbers about Canada and its place in the world. This month: Canada vs. the Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development, created in 1961.
Jun 1, 2011
A number is never just a number -- money to live
Hennessy's Index
How much do Canadians need to survive? How much do they get?
Jun 1, 2011
A number is never just a number -- minimum vs. living wage
Ever wondered what a living wage looks like for Canadians, and whether minimum wages get anywhere near that amount?
Apr 29, 2011
A number is never just a number -- Election jawdroppers
The Hennessy Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA's Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. This month -- the federal election.
Apr 1, 2011
A number is never just a number -- Democracy
The Hennessy Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA's Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world.
Mar 1, 2011
A number is never just a number -- Security and Insecurity
The federal government is showing spendthrift tendencies -- for things like the military. Meanwhile the numbers for unemployment and poverty do not look good.
Feb 1, 2011
A number is never just a number -- Inequality
The Hennessy Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA's Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world.
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