Time to get serious about income inequality

In Canada, the only group to increase its share of national income over the past two decades is the richest 20 per cent of the population.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after tabling the budget on March 22. The Liberals have made a decent start at improving socio-economic policy, but more needs to be done, says Les Whittington.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

May 25, 2016

OTTAWA—On any given day, thousands of people line up to use food banks across the country. One in six of those seeking food in this way actually have jobs. More than one-third of people helped are children. In all, nearly a million people are turning to food banks in Canada each month. The numbe...

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