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1. The compensation gap; why it pays to be a government worker in BC

   Appeared in the Business Examiner More than three years after the end of the recession and British Columbia’s provincial government continues to struggle with deficits, which as of the last quarterly update will likely exceed $1.5 billion. Relying on ...

2. Why it pays to be a government worker in Ontario

   Appeared in the Guelph Mercury and Waterloo Region Record More than three years after the end of the recession and Ontario’s provincial government continues to struggle with deficits, which as of the last quarterly update, will likely reach a staggering ...

3. The compensation gap; why it pays to be a government worker in Alberta

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun and Edmonton Sun More than three years after the end of the recession and Alberta’s provincial government continues to struggle with deficits, which as of the last quarterly update could reach $3 billion. Relying on revenues to ...

4. BC Family Day will cost BC families

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver As we approach what would have been the 100th birthday of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman, I am reminded of his common sense thinking. “There is no such thing as a free lunch,” he once famously remarked.  ...

5. Employment Insurance needs to operate like a true insurance system

   Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner Imagine a world where your car insurance company charges everybody the same premium; the premium doesn’t depend on your driving record or the number of claims you make. Nor does the premium depend on your age or ...

6. B.C. welfare payments are adequate; For the most part, they line up with basic needs; where they don't, for employable singles, there is a reason

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun Surrey MLA Jagrup Brar's attempt to spend January living on the $610 welfare rate for a single employable individual has succeeded in getting people talking about the adequacy of welfare. Brar's actions are in ...

7. Occupy Vancouver protesters need not worry; young Canadians can and will advance economically

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver With public opinion now turning on the protesters, we don’t know what the future holds for Occupy Vancouver. But looking beyond the multi-coloured tents, creatively captioned picket signs and sporadic chants, one concern ...

8. Open union books to see how much they spend on political activities

   Appeared in the Financial Post With Ontarians heading to the polls in a little more than a week, and up to four other provincial elections possible this fall, unions across the country have ramped up their political activism. Unfortunately, the unionized ...

9. Let's celebrate workers by giving them more choice

   Appeared in the Sudbury Star Now that the Labour Day celebrations are done, we should look beyond the picnics and parades, and reflect on the country’s labour laws and in particular, whether they actually serve the interests of workers. Unfortunately, ...

10. The solution to the Canada Post strike is privatization

    Appeared in the New Brunswick Times & Transcript With the breakdown in negotiations between Canada Post management and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, many cities across Canada have been subject to rotating strikes by the mail carriers. ...