Changing narratives

Black and white photo of wide concrete stairs beneath an overpass, curving upward toward buildings and a cloudy sky—an urban landscape reminiscent of the shifting perspectives seen in the capital gains tax 2024 federal budget proposals.

Getting the facts straight on the changes to capital gains tax in budget 2024

Social Capital Partners' Chair, Jon Shell, sets the record straight on the capital gains changes in the 2024 Federal Budget.

April 22, 2024Changing narratives,BlogTax policy

A woman and child walk with an older woman carrying a shopping bag, while another woman takes their photo on a city sidewalk—a scene capturing everyday life often missed in the billionaire blindspot, as discussed in Toronto Star Opinion.

Canada is bad at studying wealth inequality and we explain why that matters

Social Capital Partner's Director of Policy Dan Skilleter summarizes the key findings of his recent report "Billionaire Blindspot" in a Toronto Star Opinion piece.

April 4, 2024Changing narratives,Wealth inequalityOpinion

A luxury yacht floats on blue water near a rocky coastline with green hills and scattered buildings, under a partly cloudy sky. Impressive cliffs and mountains rise in the background, evoking scenes from a Billionaire Blindspot news release.

Social Capital Partners releases new report on wealth inequality in Canada – concludes that official statistics significantly underestimate the problem

This new report critically analyzes Canada’s flagship wealth survey, the Survey of Financial Security (SFS), and outlines how its methodological shortcomings lead to significant underreporting of wealth inequality.

April 4, 2024Changing narratives,News releaseWealth inequality

Dan Skilleter joins The Agenda with Steve Paikin as two men in suits sit at a glass table, discussing financial balance. Behind them, scales with money and gold highlight their topic, while a red play button appears at the center.

Social Capital Partner’s Director of Policy, Dan Skilleter, on The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Social Capital Partner’s Director of Policy, Dan Skilleter, sits down with Steve Paikin on The Agenda to discuss his recent report “Billionaire Blindspot”. This segment digs into how Canada’s official statistics severely underestimate how rich the richest Canadians are and includes steps that can be taken to correct this misrepresentation.

April 2, 2024Changing narratives,VideoWealth inequality

Close-up view of a modern glass office building with angular, geometric lines and numerous windows reflecting light—a scene echoing the bank of canada productivity ethos, where structure and repetition create an abstract, mirrored effect.

Bank of Canada’s unproductive productivity speech

Social Capital Partners' CEO, Matthew Mendelsohn, reflects on the Bank of Canada's productivity speech and calls for need of fresh ideas, voices and questions.

March 28, 2024Changing narratives,What we’re exploring,Blog,ProductivityWealth inequality

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