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

Labour Policy Commentary Archive

Higher minimum wages do not lower poverty rates
By Philip Cross | March 16, 2021
COVID will cast long shadow over future generations
By Fred McMahon | March 15, 2021
Canada needs an employment insurance system for the 21st century
By Jake Fuss, Steven Globerman | March 10, 2021
Horgan government eyes labour law change that would further stifle investment in B.C.
By Jason Clemens, Alex Whalen, Milagros Palacios | January 18, 2021
New ‘stock options’ rules will make Canada less attractive to top talent
By Steven Globerman, Alex Whalen | December 11, 2020
Canada lags behind most industrialized countries on key economic, fiscal indicators
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | November 4, 2020
Trudeau government creating harmful work disincentives for many Canadians
By Ben Eisen | November 4, 2020
Trudeau government must improve investment climate to ‘build back better’
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | September 29, 2020
Trudeau government ignores implications of Canada’s aging population at our peril
By Jake Fuss, Steven Globerman | September 23, 2020
Trudeau government spending billions to make people better off than before recession
By Jason Clemens, Nathaniel Li | September 8, 2020
Trudeau government should reform EI program now
By Jake Fuss, Steven Globerman | August 24, 2020
Trudeau government should pivot away from Morneau-era policies of weakness
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | August 24, 2020
Unemployment spike may trigger rethink of EI program in Atlantic Canada and beyond
By Alex Whalen, Fred McMahon | August 6, 2020
Trudeau government must rein in compensation for government workers
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | July 24, 2020
Productivity growth key to four-day work week in Canada
By Steven Globerman | July 16, 2020
Overly generous EI system could cause problems long after CERB winds down
By Fred McMahon | June 25, 2020
Canadian workers can achieve four-day work week by doubling productivity growth
By Steven Globerman | June 3, 2020
Artificial intelligence joins humans in fight against COVID-19
By Steven Globerman | May 27, 2020
Alberta must target government wages, benefits in post-COVID world
By Tegan Hill, Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen | May 20, 2020
Misinformation clouds reignited debate over guaranteed basic income
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | April 28, 2020
Deregulation now—and in the post-COVID world
By Steven Globerman | April 24, 2020
Trudeau government ‘wage subsidy’ increases uncertainty for workers and businesses
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | April 3, 2020
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