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...
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.
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...
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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...
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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
Spain has boosted paid parental leave to 19 wks PER parent: 17 weeks of “non-transferable” fully paid leave is available during the first year & 2 more to be taken any time before the child turns 8. The 6 wks after the child’s birth are mandatory. #cdnpoli bit.ly/4fr6PGc
Spain boosts paid parental leave to 19 weeks
Each parent is entitled to 17 weeks of non-transferable paid leave, six must be immediately after birth or adoption
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August 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Spain has boosted paid parental leave to 19 wks PER parent: 17 weeks of “non-transferable” fully paid leave is available during the first year & 2 more to be taken any time before the child turns 8. The 6 wks after the child’s birth are mandatory. #cdnpoli bit.ly/4fr6PGc
WAGE Canada is facing massive cuts to programs that support gender equality orgs across the country. Up to 80%. 1/4 #canpoli #canfem
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Canada's foreign ministry says its newly appointed ambassador-designate to Lebanon will be a non-resident envoy to Syria.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
WAGE Canada is facing massive cuts to programs that support gender equality orgs across the country. Up to 80%. 1/4 #canpoli #canfem
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘With the conclusion of current funding programs, WAGE Canada’s budget is set to decline by a whopping 80% between 2024-25 and 2027-28’ @policyalternatives.ca @kjscott.bsky.social
Cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada will take us back to the Harper days - CCPA
On April 28, women voters delivered a major victory for the Liberal party, turning around the electoral fortunes of a party that had been trailing its major opponent by 25 points in the year leading u...
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July 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘With the conclusion of current funding programs, WAGE Canada’s budget is set to decline by a whopping 80% between 2024-25 and 2027-28’ @policyalternatives.ca @kjscott.bsky.social
Is the new Liberal govt committed to gender equality? Apparently not according to the new 2025-26 Departmental Plan. WAGE Canada’s budget is set to decline by 80% by 2028, a much larger cut than the 15% in the expenditure review. Here’s a breakdown. 1/8 #cdnpoli
July 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Is the new Liberal govt committed to gender equality? Apparently not according to the new 2025-26 Departmental Plan. WAGE Canada’s budget is set to decline by 80% by 2028, a much larger cut than the 15% in the expenditure review. Here’s a breakdown. 1/8 #cdnpoli
The scale of potential federal spending cuts is enormous - why isn't everyone talking about this? Is this the direction Canada should be pursuing? New from my colleague @DavidMacCdn #cdnpoli
The fed gov cuts to pay for military and wealthy tax cuts have rapidly expanded. My new analysis shows that most of the cuts will now be on transfers to other govs, non-profits and people. A stunning 1 in 5 dollars is just cuts to FN govs for basic social programs. @policyalternatives.ca 🧵👇👇
July 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The scale of potential federal spending cuts is enormous - why isn't everyone talking about this? Is this the direction Canada should be pursuing? New from my colleague @DavidMacCdn #cdnpoli
Gutting video on the motherhood penalty in the US published by NYT today. Women face the same pressures here. With inflation, the motherhood penalty feels even more like a punishment. We can do better. Read our new report: bit.ly/3THstvI
June 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Gutting video on the motherhood penalty in the US published by NYT today. Women face the same pressures here. With inflation, the motherhood penalty feels even more like a punishment. We can do better. Read our new report: bit.ly/3THstvI
Parental leave under EI doesn’t provide sufficient support to new parents confronting economic uncertainty & sky-high living costs. A new report from @ccpa costs options for delivering better support, looking to QC’s program for inspiration. bit.ly/3THstvI
June 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Parental leave under EI doesn’t provide sufficient support to new parents confronting economic uncertainty & sky-high living costs. A new report from @ccpa costs options for delivering better support, looking to QC’s program for inspiration. bit.ly/3THstvI
Canadian households spent an average of $76,750 on goods & services in 2023, up 14.3% over 2021. This boost in spending was largely driven by the surge in inflation (+10.9%) which took the wind out of the sails of the post-pandemic recovery and hit low income households hard 🧵https://bit.ly/43x7DVL
Low income families in Canada have less disposable income than ever - CCPA
Canadian households spent an average of $76,750 on goods and services in 2023, a substantial increase of 14.3 per cent over 2021. This boost in spending was largely driven by the surge in inflation (u...
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June 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Canadian households spent an average of $76,750 on goods & services in 2023, up 14.3% over 2021. This boost in spending was largely driven by the surge in inflation (+10.9%) which took the wind out of the sails of the post-pandemic recovery and hit low income households hard 🧵https://bit.ly/43x7DVL
May labour force survey confirms grim youth employment forecast, especially among students. In May, the 14.2% of youth (15-24) were unemployed, a 1.4 ppt increase over May 2024. The rate among students was even higher at 19.1%.
June 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
May labour force survey confirms grim youth employment forecast, especially among students. In May, the 14.2% of youth (15-24) were unemployed, a 1.4 ppt increase over May 2024. The rate among students was even higher at 19.1%.
The divide between “good” jobs and “bad” jobs remains as wide as ever. My new report— Still Struggling—examines Canada’s two-track pandemic recovery among racialized workers aged 25-54. @ccpa @cnerj_rcejr #canlab #cdnpoli bit.ly/43uQJXW
Still struggling: Racialized workers in the post-pandemic labour market - CCPA
Racialized workers in Canada faced extra challenges during the pandemic. The recovery has been equally difficult.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The divide between “good” jobs and “bad” jobs remains as wide as ever. My new report— Still Struggling—examines Canada’s two-track pandemic recovery among racialized workers aged 25-54. @ccpa @cnerj_rcejr #canlab #cdnpoli bit.ly/43uQJXW
Happy Mother's Day. Some thoughts on the rise of the pro-baby movement. Offers of motherhood medals?! Who's fooling who. Here's what could really make a difference for mothers and kids. #canfem
What mothers really need this Mother’s Day: Affordable housing, quality child care and flexible parental leave. By @kjscott.bsky.social #canfem www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The “pro-baby” movement is going mainstream. It’s a short distance between medals for motherhood and coercive control of reproduction - CCPA
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday and my wonderful kids have already organized a manicure for me. In 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday of May a national holiday to express our...
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May 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy Mother's Day. Some thoughts on the rise of the pro-baby movement. Offers of motherhood medals?! Who's fooling who. Here's what could really make a difference for mothers and kids. #canfem