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1. What should be the economic priorities for Premier Christy Clark in 2014?

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver While Premier Christy Clark aims “to create an environment where growth and investment can flourish,” little has been achieved since last year’s electoral victory. If Premier Clark is to help British Columbians obtain the ...

2. Worker Choice for British Columbians: Gaining an Advantage

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun   As labour and capital have become more and more mobile, jurisdictional competitiveness is becoming more important in securing and maintaining economic prosperity. A minimum requirement is to have taxes, regulations, and ...

3. Implications of US Worker Choice Laws for British Columbia and Ontario

   This study examines the effects of worker choice laws in the US?commonly referred to as?right to work? (RTW) policies?and applies the findings to British Columbia and to Ontario. RTW laws have been enacted by 24 US states; these laws prohibit collective ...

4. Not Your Prairie NDP

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun Too often in politics, particularly during election campaigns, citizens conflate political brands with policy. That is, too often we make assumptions about the policies of political parties based on a perception rather than ...

5. Privatizing B.C. government liquor distribution and liquor stores would provide huge benefits to consumers

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver If you’re a fan of lower prices, increased convenience, better product selection and improved customer service, you might want to keep the champagne on ice---at least when it comes to BC’s liquor industry. Despite all the ...

6. BC Family Day will cost BC families

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver As we approach what would have been the 100th birthday of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman, I am reminded of his common sense thinking. “There is no such thing as a free lunch,” he once famously remarked.  ...

7. More initiatives needed to strengthen BC's investment climate

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver The 1990s was an economically dismal decade for British Columbia. The province effectively missed the prosperity party enjoyed by the rest of Canada due largely to poor economic policies. As a result, the province ...

8. Estimating the Economic Impact of British Columbia's Minimum Wage Increase

   On March 16, 2011, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announced her first major policy change, a $2.25 (28.1%) increase to BC?s current $8.00 per hour minimum wage. Controversy surrounds minimum wages because of the tension between well-intentioned ...