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

Labour Policy Commentary Archive

It’s older policies—not older workers—that are obsolete
By Morley Gunderson | May 10, 2022
Waning presence of labour unions good for all workers
By Matthew Lau | March 17, 2022
Policymakers should protect workers and discourage unionization
By Matthew Lau | January 6, 2022
‘Workforce’ recommendations would hurt Ontario workers
By Matthew Lau | December 22, 2021
Minimum wage hike will hurt—not help—vulnerable workers
By Matthew Lau | December 15, 2021
Minimum wage hike won’t reduce poverty in Nova Scotia
By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | November 25, 2021
Minimum wage hikes won’t reduce poverty in Canada
By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | November 22, 2021
Minimum wage hikes—not a good way to reduce poverty
By Tegan Hill | November 10, 2021
Tipping servers still makes sense
By Matthew Lau | October 13, 2021
Ottawa’s new gender pay ‘equity’ law will actually hurt female workers
By Matthew Lau | September 2, 2021
Government shouldn’t mandate four-day workweek
By Steven Globerman | July 28, 2021
Canada’s aging labour force threatens COVID recovery and future prosperity
By Philip Cross | May 3, 2021
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