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1. Artificial Intelligence will kill jobs—and create them

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, July 11, 2019 Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the automation of tasks once done by humans has raised fears about machines putting humans out of work and creating mass poverty. Happily, history has repeatedly proven the ...

2. Minimum wage hikes will hurt young people, immigrants

   Appeared in the Financial Post, Aug 2, 2017 With many of Canada’s largest provinces (Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia) either committing to or considering a minimum wage of $15 per hour, many analysts—including us—note that this policy will hurt many ...

3. A higher minimum wage could hurt working Ontarians

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 17, 2017 As part of a wider set of labour policy changes, the Wynne government may increase Ontario’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, up from the current level of $11.40. The intention is to help lower-income workers and their ...

4. Raising the minimum wage is not the right policy to help struggling families

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun The B.C. government recently announced it will increase the minimum wage in September to $10.45 per hour. Thereafter, annual increases will be automatically pegged at the rate of inflation. Shortly after the announcement, ...

5. Compensation in Quebec’s government sector outpaces private sector

   Appeared in the Montreal Gazette As the Quebec government struggles to eliminate its deficit and rein in the largest debt burden in Canada, it has identified government-sector compensation as a way to restrain spending and balance the budget in 2015/16. ...

6. Government compensation outpacing the private sector in Ontario

   Appeared in the Financial Post The Ontario government is currently neck deep in negotiations with public sector unions including those representing bureaucrats, teachers, and police officers. On compensation costs, finance minister Charles Sousa said: “We ...

7. Government workers' compensation out of line with the private sector

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald As Alberta’s provincial and municipal governments grapple with declining oil revenues and a weakening economy, a sober review of government spending should be part of any belt-tightening initiative. One place to start is the ...

8. Government workers in B.C. make more, receive better pensions, and retire earlier than private sector workers in similar positions

   Appeared in the Windsor Star With declining energy prices and a vulnerable economy, the provincial and various municipal governments in British Columbia are facing important fiscal challenges. This warrants a sober review of government spending and an ...

9. The Large economic benefits of worker choice

   Appeared in the Financial Post Tim Hudak, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives leader, boldly started a conversation about fundamental reform of labour regulations governing unionization in 2012. He recently, and nearly as boldly, walked back from such ...

10. Ontario's minimum wage hike is evidence-free policy

    Appeared in the Huffington Post After several months of labour activists putting pressure on the Ontario government to increase the provincial minimum wage, Premier Kathleen Wynne finally succumbed and announced that she will increase it to $11 per hour ...