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  1. Labour Policy Commentary Archive
  2. Labour Policy Commentary Archive

Labour Policy Commentary Archive

Employers must be allowed to temporarily lay off workers during COVID crisis
By Alex Whalen, Niels Veldhuis | March 27, 2020
Ottawa enacts measured, well-targeted response to coronavirus downturn
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | March 20, 2020
Policymakers across Canada should study Michigan’s success
By Robert P. Murphy | March 11, 2020
Government workers in Atlantic Canada make 11.9% more than private-sector counterparts
By Alex Whalen, Milagros Palacios | February 3, 2020
CEO pay—when the deserve it, and when they don’t
By Vincent Geloso | January 13, 2020
Controlling government wages crucial to Ford’s deficit-reduction plan
By Ben Eisen | December 11, 2019
The new normal—continued economic growth, not secular stagnation
By Livio Di Matteo | September 30, 2019
Ontario enjoying solid employment numbers
By Finn Poschmann | August 22, 2019
Here’s how the Ford government can actually make Ontario ‘open for business’ again
By Ben Eisen | July 24, 2019
Artificial Intelligence will kill jobs—and create them
By Steven Globerman | July 12, 2019
Don’t believe doomsday predictions about a ‘tech-driven’ employment apocalypse
By Livio Di Matteo | July 11, 2019
Labour participation and job creation rates tell untold tale of Canadian economy
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | November 26, 2018
Ford government should take hard look at government wages and benefits
By Ben Eisen | October 31, 2018
York professor plumbs new low of public ‘discourse’
By Ben Eisen | October 19, 2018
In the minimum wage fight, Premier Ford has evidence on his side
By Ben Eisen | October 12, 2018
What job recovery in Alberta?
By Charles Lammam, Brennan Sorge | September 7, 2018
Ontario faces relatively low private-sector employment rate, relatively high unemployment rate
By Charles Lammam, Brennan Sorge | September 7, 2018
Canada's labour markets not as strong as federal government suggests
By Charles Lammam, Brennan Sorge | August 30, 2018
Restraining government employee compensation would help repair Alberta finances
By Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur | August 15, 2018
Bringing government employee compensation in line with private-sector norms key for B.C. budget
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Milagros Palacios | June 27, 2018
Time to rethink using the minimum wage as an anti-poverty tool in Ontario
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | June 25, 2018
Time to rethink minimum wage as an anti-poverty tool in Ontario
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | June 20, 2018
Minimum wage hike wrong way to support single parents
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | May 30, 2018
Raising B.C.’s minimum wage wrong way to help working poor
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | May 29, 2018
An unconditional basic income—a bad idea for many reasons
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | May 1, 2018