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1. The Illusion of Alberta’s Jobs Recovery: Government vs. Private Sector Employment

   With a drop in commodity prices in 2014 and the ensuing economic downturn, Alberta’s weakened labour market has attracted considerable attention. Nonetheless, Premier Rachel Notley’s government has touted recent employment figures as a sign that ...

2. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2018 Edition

   Labour markets are critical components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, supplied by ...

3. Canadian workers have little to celebrate this Labour Day

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 1, 2017 This weekend, both Canadians and Americans will enjoy traditional Labour Day fare—picnics, parades and winding down summer vacation. Canadian workers, however, have less to celebrate than their American ...

4. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2017 Edition

   Labour markets are one of the most important components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, ...

5. Wynne government may make it harder for employers to hire part-time workers

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, May 20, 2017 The Wynne government may soon make important changes to Ontario's labour laws. While the government has not officially announced its plans, a recent article suggests it may make it harder to hire part-time ...

6. Ontario’s basic income pilot will discourage work and encourage dependency

   Appeared in National Newswatch, May 10, 2017 The Wynne government will launch a three-year “basic income” pilot program beginning this spring, with the stated goal to “better support vulnerable workers.” In its current form, however, the program will ...

7. Do we need governments to meddle with CEO pay levels?

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun A number of pundits and activists regularly claim CEOs are grossly overpaid compared to average workers. Their solution: raise taxes or impose a government mandate such as a limiting CEO pay to some arbitrary ratio relative ...