Continental Free Trade Has Not Brought Prosperity to the Majority of Families

Published June 13, 2007

Many Canadians notice that it is harder to make ends meet. And they are not alone: 60 per cent of the population has seen their real, adjusted for inflation, income fall over the last 15 years.

In fact, when we break down the average income of Canadians into higher and lower income brackets, we actually see two Canadas emerging: A Canada for the wealthiest 20 per cent of the population, who have seen...