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  1. Trudeau policies have hurt economic growth

    This government’s policies depart from the consensus of previous governments both Liberal and Conservative. ...

  2. Living Wages decrease employment and increase property taxes

    Appeared in the Terrace Standard Terrace city council recently shelved a proposal to implement a living wage policy. Terrace taxpayers should hope it stays shelved. A living wage is a minimum hourly wage that is supposed to be pegged to the level at which ...

  3. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2012 Edition

    This study measures the labour market performance of Canadian provinces and US states from 2007 to 2011 based on five equally weighted indicators: average total employment growth, average private-sector employment growth, average unemployment rates, ...

  4. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2011 Edition

    This study measures the labour market performance of Canadian provinces and US states from 2006 to 2010 based on five equally weighted indicators: average total employment growth, average private-sector employment growth, average unemployment rates, ...

  5. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2010 Edition

    This study is the sixth installment in our ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Indicators of labour performance such as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...

  6. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2009 Edition

    Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2009 Report is the fifth installment in our ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. This study provides a series of specific ...

  7. The Economic Effects of Increasing British Columbia's Minimum Wage

    Minimum wages have long been the subject of considerable attention and debate. The controversy surrounding minimum wages arises from the tension between well-intentioned efforts to increase incomes for lower-income workers and the significant negative ...

  8. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2008 Edition

    This report is the fourth installment in our ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Indicators of labour performance such as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...

  9. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2007 Edition

    This report is the third instalment in ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Such indicators of labour performance as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...

  10. The Transparency of Labour Relations Boards in Canada and the United States

    The Transparency of Labour Relations Boards in Canada and the United States documents the level of transparency of the 10 provincial Labour Relations Boards in Canada, the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), and the National Labor Relations Board ...