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1. Renewed Controversy Over the Nobel for Economics

   The Nobel is viewed as endorsing a paper that has serious design flaws and contradicts the vast majority of research showing higher minimum wages lead to job losses. ...

2. Minimum wage hikes can hurt the people they’re supposed to help

   Recently, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government said it will not proceed with a scheduled increase to Ontario’s minimum wage, which the previous government planned to implement next year. As a result, the minimum wage ...

3. Alberta’s higher taxes, rapid debt accumulation and higher minimum wages are hurting workers

   A strong labour market is critical for the prosperity of workers. It matches workers looking for the right job opportunity with employers looking for workers with the right skills. But to properly judge the strength of Alberta’s labour ...

4. Cut the growth of growth commissions

   I hardly ever disagree with Jack Mintz, former president of the C. D. Howe Institute, former director of the University of Calgary School of Public Policy, and for the past decade or two the dean of Canadian policy economists. But I do ...

5. New evidence shows higher minimum wage means fewer benefits for workers

   Within the last year, every province in Canada has seen an increase in the minimum wage rate—most notably Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, saw an increase of 21 per cent from $11.60 to $14 per hour. But raising the minimum wage ...

6. My ‘Aha! Moment’ on minimum wages… and more

   If firms don’t collude, and there are lots of them around, wages will rise until they’re equal to worker productivity. ...

7. Not fake, but misleading news on minimum wages

   CBC’s The National ran a very touching story this week about the hard choices faced by three Toronto men holding down minimum wage jobs. It was both empathetic and sympathetic. Good. We shouldn’t skimp on either for people who are worse ...

8. If Premier Wynne wants to boost low-wage worker pay, she should cut Ontario’s corporate tax rate

   The flaws in Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s plan to raise the pay of low-wage workers are quickly becoming apparent. On Jan. 1, the Wynne government increased Ontario’s minimum wage sharply by 21 per cent and it immediately backfired ...

9. Rather than name-calling, Premier Wynne should take responsibility for her government’s minimum wage policy

   Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne recently accused Tim Hortons franchise owners of being bullies for reducing employee benefits in response to the province’s sharp minimum wage hike. This sentiment is echoed by others who have called for a ...

10. Minimum wage hikes—negative effects may hit lower-wage regions of Ontario particularly hard

    Between now and 2019, Ontario will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour. In total, this will be an increase of more than 30 per cent in less than a year-and-a-half. Canadian evidence consistently shows that higher minimum wages tend ...