The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office took a look at how much wealth is controlled by the few. It found that one year into the pandemic billionaire wealth is up $78 billion. Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst Alex Hemingway found that 47 Canadians control $270 billion in total wealth while at the same time, 5.5 million Canadian workers have lost their jobs or had a chunk of work hours cut due to the corona virus.