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Robert Sweeny

Robert's Latest Articles

Graph showing the absolute and relative change in the principal sources of provincial revenue.
Have-no-more

An inconvenient truth we need to discuss

Graph showing the backlog of refugees, the number of claims granted and the success rate, 1999-2009.
Refugees

What is Jason Kenney up to?

The persistent gap in gendered wages
The wage gap

On this 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, Robert Sweeny analyzes how 'we are dealing with deeply rooted and probably largely non-economic forms of resistance to gender equity'

Participation rates by income in the differing pension schemes
RRSPs

In 2008, public subsidies to private pensions cost us $186 million.

Graph about tax cuts
Tax Cuts

If the wealthy amongst us, those in the top income bracket, had continued to pay their taxes at the rates prevailing in 2006 there would not have been a deficit in 2009.