/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/2852/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/63-low-income-canadians-worried-about-impact-inflation-food-housing-global-news-346087 <p>February 9, 2022 | A recent report by Statistics Canada has found that more than 63% of Canadians belonging to a low-income household are worried about the impacts of inflation on food, housing and other expenses. Director <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan </a>mentioned that the increase in prices hurt low-income households more. However according to Ragan, this is not solely due to inflation.</p> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:52:42 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2975 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/article/articles/announcing-2022-jack-layton-prize-winners <p>Anyone who met Jack Layton or was familiar with his powerful speeches knows he had abiding passions—for the urgent need for action on climate change; for an end to violence against women; for economic and social equality; for good, affordable, and liveable cities; and for an end to homelessness.</p> Mon, 02 May 2022 15:44:16 +0000 Matthew McLaughlin 2827 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/housing-piggy-bank Philippe Fournier proposes a collection of reforms designed to realign the economic incentives of the housing market so that productive housing improvement would become more profitable than passive, inefficient ownership Mon, 02 May 2022 15:37:27 +0000 Philippe Fournier 2826 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/homefront-strategy-democratizing-housing-canada Local participation in the housing market, an emphasis on housing co-operatives, and a revitalization of programs aimed to help Canadians in their retirement can help to ease the strain on Canadian households. Mon, 02 May 2022 17:14:50 +0000 Chris Erl 2829 at /maxbellschool