Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Janvier 26, 2016 10:19AM

Minimum wage hikes negatively affect employment: new evidence

By

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Study found that increasing the minimum wage reduced the employment rate among low-skilled workers by 5.6 percentage points.

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minimum wage hikes, low-skilled workers, unemployment rate

Janvier 26, 2016 3:00AM

More government spending (on infrastructure or anything else) will make Canadians poorer

By

David R. Henderson

The federal government may speed up spending on infrastructure projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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infrastructure spending, Justin Trudeau, alberta economy

Janvier 25, 2016 11:11AM

Beware of government debt growing under the radar in Canada

By

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen

With budget season on the horizon, the headlines may mask the magnitude of growth in government debt.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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debt and deficit canada, ontario debt, federal government debt, alberta government spending

Janvier 25, 2016 3:00AM

Hillary Clinton’s anti-pharmaceutical campaign will hurt Canadian patients

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Canadians (and other non-Americans) benefit from research and development aimed primarily at the U.S. market.

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Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

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hillary clinton, American pharmaceutical prices, prescription benefit plans

Janvier 22, 2016 4:31PM

Davos: Our continuing obsession with inequality

By

Christopher A. Sarlo

I wonder if the recent rise in the "trust gap" might have anything to do with the perception that governments are outrageously inefficient stewards of citizens' money?

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global inequality, inequality in canada, wealth inequality, Justin Trudeau, Leonardo DiCaprio

Janvier 22, 2016 9:52AM

William Watson: Davos and the Great Man (or Woman) Theory of Economic Growth

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Do companies like General Motors or Welspun make investment decisions based on speeches they hear or nice conversations they have with national leaders?

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Justin Trudeau, world economic forum, Leonardo DiCaprio, foreign investment

Janvier 22, 2016 3:01AM

Despite the critics, Uber will benefit passengers in B.C. and beyond

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Vancouver's cab-licensing system tempts political patronage and cronyism.

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taxicab cartels, taxicab industry, Uber, metro vancovuer

Janvier 21, 2016 11:12AM

Alberta’s oil competitors have fewer barriers to investment

By

Kenneth P. Green, Taylor Jackson

The Alberta government can't control the price of oil, but it can control its policy environment, and recent policy changes have caused a decline in investor confidence.

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Natural Resources

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alberta oil, oil and gas, texas, energy investment

Janvier 21, 2016 11:01AM

Mired in post-holiday financial ruin? A few lines of econ-happy verse, perhaps

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When the only thing standing between the poet and the rats is a few lines of verse, a little cold cash might be nice.

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the arts, credit card debt

Janvier 21, 2016 3:00AM

More First Nations recognize benefits of LNG plan in British Columbia

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The average unemployment rate of the communities impacted by the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline is over 31 per cent.

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Aboriginal Policy, Natural Resources

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LNG, first nation prosperity, aboriginal unemployment, bc oil and gas

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