Katherine Scott
@kjscott.bsky.social
Senior Researcher with the @CCPA working on gender equality and public policy research. Opinions are my own. Pronouns (she/her)
Budget 2025 does little to contain the cost-of-living crisis or rising rates of poverty. Important programs are targeted for cuts, others to be starved of funds. Is this the route to an inclusive future? #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The path to prosperity set out in budget 2025 leaves millions behind - CCPA
The millions struggling to pay their rent and put food on the table were looking for relief in budget 2025—and they were disappointed.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Budget 2025 does little to contain the cost-of-living crisis or rising rates of poverty. Important programs are targeted for cuts, others to be starved of funds. Is this the route to an inclusive future? #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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#Budget2025 analysis from @policyalternatives.ca: Major military spending will come at a huge cost to vital public programs and services. Which parties will support the minority government on this one? By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @hadrianmk.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA
With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#Budget2025 analysis from @policyalternatives.ca: Major military spending will come at a huge cost to vital public programs and services. Which parties will support the minority government on this one? By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @hadrianmk.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
As we look forward to the budget next week, we need to remember that the wealthy in Canada are doing very well. Rising fiscal pressures could be eased if the richest Canadians and multinational corporations paid their fair share. 5/5
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As we look forward to the budget next week, we need to remember that the wealthy in Canada are doing very well. Rising fiscal pressures could be eased if the richest Canadians and multinational corporations paid their fair share. 5/5
In 2023, women accounted for of the top 1%ers (at 26.4%). Over $80K still separates men and women in this income group ($627,000 vs $547,500). That’s a wage gap of 87.3%. Not surprisingly, women make up a larger share of tax filers in the bottom 50%. 4/5
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In 2023, women accounted for of the top 1%ers (at 26.4%). Over $80K still separates men and women in this income group ($627,000 vs $547,500). That’s a wage gap of 87.3%. Not surprisingly, women make up a larger share of tax filers in the bottom 50%. 4/5
The average total incomes of the top 1% varied across the country from a high in Alberta ($644,400), followed by Ontario ($623,200), to a low in PEI ($460,800). Manitoba takes top spot once capital gains are factored in ($896,700) and Newfoundland the lowest ($654,000). 3/5
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The average total incomes of the top 1% varied across the country from a high in Alberta ($644,400), followed by Ontario ($623,200), to a low in PEI ($460,800). Manitoba takes top spot once capital gains are factored in ($896,700) and Newfoundland the lowest ($654,000). 3/5
The respective figures for the top 0.1% were $2.1M and $3.0M. And among people in the bottom half of tax filers, just $21,500 and $21,800 because this group isn’t trading stocks and bonds. 2/5
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The respective figures for the top 0.1% were $2.1M and $3.0M. And among people in the bottom half of tax filers, just $21,500 and $21,800 because this group isn’t trading stocks and bonds. 2/5
New figures on Canada’s top income earners were released today by StatsCan. In 2023, the top 1% took home $606,000 in total income, and $778,500 after dividends and capital gains were thrown in – down from the 40 year high reported in 2021 but still above pre-pandemic levels. 🧵 1/5
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New figures on Canada’s top income earners were released today by StatsCan. In 2023, the top 1% took home $606,000 in total income, and $778,500 after dividends and capital gains were thrown in – down from the 40 year high reported in 2021 but still above pre-pandemic levels. 🧵 1/5
The economy is built not just on roads and ports, but on paid and unpaid care for each other. AFB 2026 makes the investments necessary to strengthen Canada’s physical and social infrastructure. Gender equality is key to this goal. Demand better. Read our rec's for #budget2025: bit.ly/48RGuzY
Alternative federal budget 2026: Gender equality - CCPA
What the Canadian government should do on gender equality. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The economy is built not just on roads and ports, but on paid and unpaid care for each other. AFB 2026 makes the investments necessary to strengthen Canada’s physical and social infrastructure. Gender equality is key to this goal. Demand better. Read our rec's for #budget2025: bit.ly/48RGuzY
81% of expenditures at Women & Gender Equality Canada are set for renewal in the next 3 years - the largest share of any dept. Gender-base violence programs, economic supports, protections for 2slbgt communities are all at risk in the Nov 4 budget. bit.ly/3LdmHB6
Budget cuts by stealth: Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless - CCPA
The feds will quietly “sunset” programs as part of their cost-cutting in the November 4, 2025 budget. Quiet cuts can still hurt.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
81% of expenditures at Women & Gender Equality Canada are set for renewal in the next 3 years - the largest share of any dept. Gender-base violence programs, economic supports, protections for 2slbgt communities are all at risk in the Nov 4 budget. bit.ly/3LdmHB6
A look at the programs on the federal chopping block from
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social & Erin Macintosh. Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless.
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social & Erin Macintosh. Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless.
Some great coverage on my latest analysis of what programs may be lost due to the 15% fed program cuts in the @ottawacitizen.com : ottawacitizen.com/public-servi... @policyalternatives.ca
Social programs could be 'sunset' along with jobs of public servants who administer them: analysis
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives estimates that 52 of 88 departments and agencies will "sunset" programs.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A look at the programs on the federal chopping block from
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social & Erin Macintosh. Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless.
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social & Erin Macintosh. Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless.
Reposted by Katherine Scott
“...[W]e can expect wider employment gaps, wider pay gaps and the erosion of access to critical employment benefits,” explain @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social and senior researcher @kjscott.bsky.social #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Cuts will impact women and racialized public servants disproportionately, new analysis says
An estimated 59 per cent of the workers cut will be women, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“...[W]e can expect wider employment gaps, wider pay gaps and the erosion of access to critical employment benefits,” explain @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social and senior researcher @kjscott.bsky.social #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
The evidence is clear: National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait
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The evidence is clear: National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait
National pharmacare is essential for equitable access to prescription contraception.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The evidence is clear: National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait
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October 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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It’s been ten years since the Truth and Reconciliation report was released. True reconciliation requires the Canadian government to deliver on the Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.
September 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It’s been ten years since the Truth and Reconciliation report was released. True reconciliation requires the Canadian government to deliver on the Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.
As we mark Gender Equality Week, it’s time to push back against the silencing women’s voices and concerns in government. And to make the case that gender equality is essential to a just and prosperous future for us all. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Time to push back against the silencing of women’s voices - CCPA
This week is Gender Equality Week, first introduced by the Liberal government in 2018 to celebrate women’s achievements and to encourage all governments to tackle the challenges and barriers holding w...
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September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As we mark Gender Equality Week, it’s time to push back against the silencing women’s voices and concerns in government. And to make the case that gender equality is essential to a just and prosperous future for us all. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Pre-election, the Liberals promised to “never” compromise women’s rights in Canada. Now the government is contemplating cuts so deep that they will exceed those that laid waste to the women’s sector during the Harper years.
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Pre-election, the Liberals promised to “never” compromise women’s rights in Canada. Now the government is contemplating cuts so deep that they will exceed those that laid waste to the women’s sector during the Harper years.
Violent crime against women is higher today than it was before the pandemic. Globally, Canada ranks 73rd in terms of women’s representation in parliament—behind eight of 10 provincial legislatures.
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Violent crime against women is higher today than it was before the pandemic. Globally, Canada ranks 73rd in terms of women’s representation in parliament—behind eight of 10 provincial legislatures.
It’s still the case that Canada has one of the largest pay gaps in the OECD. Women in Canada working full-time earn 84 cents for every dollar men earn—and for Indigenous women, women with disabilities and racialized women, the gap is much larger still.
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It’s still the case that Canada has one of the largest pay gaps in the OECD. Women in Canada working full-time earn 84 cents for every dollar men earn—and for Indigenous women, women with disabilities and racialized women, the gap is much larger still.
This Gender Equality Week, it’s time for Canada to step up. You might think that Canada has closed the gender gap in the labour market and beyond. And you would be wrong. #canfem #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Time to push back against the silencing of women’s voices - CCPA
This week is Gender Equality Week, first introduced by the Liberal government in 2018 to celebrate women’s achievements and to encourage all governments to tackle the challenges and barriers holding w...
www.policyalternatives.ca
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This Gender Equality Week, it’s time for Canada to step up. You might think that Canada has closed the gender gap in the labour market and beyond. And you would be wrong. #canfem #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Reposted by Katherine Scott
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Canada’s $10-a-day child care space expansion is falling behind...by not creating enough new spaces to meet growing demand or ensuring new spaces remain in public, or non-profit, hands. By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Cash cow: Assessing child care space creation progress - CCPA
Canada’s $10-a-day child care program isn't creating enough spaces to meet demand and isn't doing enough to make sure that new spaces are non-profit
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August 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Canada’s $10-a-day child care space expansion is falling behind...by not creating enough new spaces to meet growing demand or ensuring new spaces remain in public, or non-profit, hands. By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Reposted by Katherine Scott
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... Every year @policyalternatives.ca produces a comprehensive database of “child care deserts” across the country—that is, places where there are less than 3 childcare spaces available per 10 children. Where does your community fit?
Childcare deserts in Canada: find where your community fits in 2025 - CCPA
Canada’s federal child care program, which began rolling out in 2021, has two main goals: lower fees to $10 per day per child, and expand the amount of space available in licensed childcare facilities...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... Every year @policyalternatives.ca produces a comprehensive database of “child care deserts” across the country—that is, places where there are less than 3 childcare spaces available per 10 children. Where does your community fit?
The federal govt looks set to revive the deep cuts of the 1990s—cuts that gutted public services, widened inequality and left lasting damage still felt today. Here’s my op ed on what’s at stake today. bit.ly/4ovzcr3 #cdnpoli
Ottawa can’t cut its way to a stronger Canada
Katherine Scott - Do we really want to relive the pain of Paul Martin’s 1995 budget?
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August 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The federal govt looks set to revive the deep cuts of the 1990s—cuts that gutted public services, widened inequality and left lasting damage still felt today. Here’s my op ed on what’s at stake today. bit.ly/4ovzcr3 #cdnpoli
We can do better. Let’s raise the wage replacement rate from 55 to 75%. Let’s lower the eligibility threshold. Let’s increase program flexibility & create non-transferable leave for other parents. Our new report provides a roadmap for getting there: bit.ly/3THstvI
Support for parents in a post-pandemic world: Options for enhancing federal maternity and parental leave - CCPA
As young families confront a weakening economy and high cost of living Canada must improve its parental leave system
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August 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We can do better. Let’s raise the wage replacement rate from 55 to 75%. Let’s lower the eligibility threshold. Let’s increase program flexibility & create non-transferable leave for other parents. Our new report provides a roadmap for getting there: bit.ly/3THstvI
Quebec boasts very high rates of participation among fathers too. With the introduction of a non-transferable paternity leave and high wage replacement rates (70-75%) in 2006, uptake among insured fathers or other parents has shot up to 93%.
August 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Quebec boasts very high rates of participation among fathers too. With the introduction of a non-transferable paternity leave and high wage replacement rates (70-75%) in 2006, uptake among insured fathers or other parents has shot up to 93%.
And Canada’s EI parental leave system only replaces 55% of earnings compared to 100% in Spain!! This is a key reason why more than 75% of fathers in Spain take leave compared to about 30% under EI.
August 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And Canada’s EI parental leave system only replaces 55% of earnings compared to 100% in Spain!! This is a key reason why more than 75% of fathers in Spain take leave compared to about 30% under EI.