The value of retirement assets of those aged 55 to 64 without an employer pension – representing about half in this age cohort in Canada – is wholly inadequate, with a median value of only $250 for those earning between $25,000 and $50,000 and $21,000 for those with incomes in the $50,000 and $100,000 range, … Read more
The Broadbent Institute said most Canadians think the way members of Parliament are elected needs to change and a system of proportional representation is the most preferred alternative, a Canadian survey has found. The large national survey of 2,986 Canadians conducted November 3 to 6 by Abacus Data for the Broadbent Institute is the first … Read more
Statement on Alberta Climate Leadership Plan by Rick Smith, executive director, Broadbent Institute: “On a public policy Richter scale, Alberta’s new Climate Leadership Plan is an 11. It is enormously positive and forward-looking and will yield measurable benefits for the health and quality of life of Albertans. Significantly, the new plan is supported by oil industry … Read more
Canada must ensure there are broader changes to our economy beyond carbon pricing alone if the country is to move toward a low-carbon economy, says a new report released by the Mowat Centre and the Broadbent Institute. The two think tanks say that in the lead-up to next month’s UN Conference on Climate Change in … Read more
Canada must ensure there are broader changes to our economy beyond carbon pricing alone if the country is to move toward a low-carbon economy, says a new report released today by the Mowat Centre and the Broadbent Institute. The two think tanks say that in the lead-up to next month’s UN Conference on Climate Change … Read more
The Broadbent Institute launched a digital campaign featuring a new video to seize on the momentum for change as advance polls open. Can’t Wait, a one-minute video produced in English and French, captures the excitement and urgency people are feeling as voting day approaches. “We can’t wait for change and know millions of Canadians are … Read more
The Broadbent Institute and the Institut du Nouveau Monde (INM) released a video highlighting Quebec-specific results from a recent nationwide survey on wealth distribution. “There is a large gap between the reality and what Quebecers see as the ideal,” said Nicolas Zorn, policy analyst at the INM. “Though they wish the top 20 per cent hold 30 per cent … Read more
The country’s most active right-leaning charities reported zero “political” activity in 2014 while engaging in work that appears to meet the Canada Revenue Agency’s own definition, a new Broadbent Institute survey has found. This raises fresh questions about how conservative-oriented charities are interpreting CRA’s definition of “political” activity and the agency’s political-activity auditing program. The … Read more
A five-year $50-billion public infrastructure spending initiative would generate a return on investment to Canadians over the long term as high as $3.83 per dollar spent, trigger significant private sector investment and stimulate wage increases, according to a new study by an independent economic modelling firm. The study, commissioned by the Broadbent Institute, found that … Read more
The Broadbent Institute commented on a new survey showing that Canadian millennials have little confidence in politicians and are even more jaded than their American counterparts about whether they care about young people’s views or are interested in taking action on youth priorities. “We often think Canadians are more optimistic about politics compared to our American friends, … Read more
