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1. Trudeau government should pivot away from Morneau-era policies of weakness

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, August 24, 2020 In touting Bill Morneau’s tenure as federal finance minister, which ended recently with his resignation, the Trudeau government repeatedly pointed to Canada’s low unemployment rate (pre-recession). But the ...

2. Blog series part 2—Incomes, overall income economy grew more slowly under Liberals than before 2008-09 recession

   In the first part of this blog series, we outlined the Trudeau government’s tax and spending policies. In this second part of the series, we look at the results of these policies and their effects on Canadians and the overall economy. The ...

3. Artificial intelligence joins humans in fight against COVID-19

   Appeared in Edmonton Sun, May 27, 2020 As the COVID crisis continues, Albertans and all Canadians would surely welcome some good news among the bleak headlines. So consider this—we’ve learned a lot over the past few months about the remarkable ability of ...

4. Canadian cheers over pending USMCA may be short-lived

   After months of negotiations and the insertion of new enforcement provisions that provide for U.S. monitoring of Mexico’s labour-market practices, with penalties for non-compliance, U.S. House Democrats announced this week they had ...

5. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in British Columbia, 2019

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2018, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in British Columbia. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are ...

6. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2019

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2018, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Alberta. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

7. Don’t be like the media and politicians—actually read StatsCan data on latest job numbers

   The media sure likes today’s employment numbers from Statistics Canada. Here are just two examples of this morning’s headlines. “Canada sees jobs surge in August with 81K new positions” (Global News) and “Canada's economy blows past ...

8. Ontario enjoying solid employment numbers

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, August 21, 2019 How’s the job going? In Ontario—and much of Canada—the answer is “pretty well.” Let’s start at the top. This month’s labour market survey release from Statistics Canada shows some good big picture numbers—the ...

9. Restoring a Competitive Labour Market in Alberta

   For the first decade and a half of the new millennium, Alberta was the engine of the Canadian economy. The province enjoyed brisk growth in its population, employment, and economic output, especially compared to other provinces. An important contributing ...

10. What’s good for GM workers isn’t always good for Canada

    The destruction part of “creative destruction” is never fun. Learning just before Christmas that you’ll be losing your job next year, as almost 3,000 workers at General Motors’ Oshawa plant did this week, is hard. And the just-before ...