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1. Canada needs an employment insurance system for the 21st century

   Contributions to unemployment insurance savings accounts would remain the personal property of the account holder. ...

2. Achieving the Four-Day Work Week: Essays on Improving Productivity Growth in Canada

   Surveys of Canadians have shown a strong desire for reduced work hours with a four-day work week being a highly prized goal. This is hardly surprising given that leisure time is a valuable good for most people. To be sure, a four-day work week would be ...

3. Reforming Employment Insurance for the 21st Century

   Notwithstanding the long history of unemployment insurance programs in Canada, as well as substantial modifications to the programs over time, employers, researchers, and even the current federal government continue to express concerns about the existing ...

4. Trudeau government ignores implications of Canada’s aging population at our peril

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, September 23, 2020 Today’s throne speech in Ottawa will likely include key aspects of the Trudeau government’s economic plan for next year and beyond. Big spending items such as “green” infrastructure, housing, childcare, a ...

5. Canada’s Aging Population and Long-Term Projections for Federal Finances

   Canada’s fiscal challenges extend far beyond just the short-term impact of COVID-19. An aging population will continue to place upward pressure on federal finances and a new structural imbalance between revenues and spending means deficits and ...

6. Trudeau government should reform EI program now

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, August 21, 2020 The Trudeau government recently announced it will move Canadians receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) into the employment insurance (EI) program. Although this news is not surprising, ...

7. The Issues Facing Canada's Employment Insurance Program

   Is Canada’s employment insurance (EI) program designed to ensure fairness, economic efficiency, and financial viability while providing adequate support to all Canadians who involuntarily lose their jobs? The purpose of this paper is to explore this ...

8. Canada does not need a modern ‘Marshall Plan’ after COVID

   In the coming months, the federal government will receive numerous suggestions for how to kickstart the economy after the COVID crisis passes. One such suggestion from Jim Stanford, former chief economist for the Canadian Auto Workers ...