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1. Increasing the Minimum Wage in Alberta: A Flawed Anti-Poverty Policy

   Main Conclusions As part of its effort to reduce poverty, Premier Rachel Notley’s government will raise Alberta’s minimum wage from $10.20 per hour, the rate when the Notley government took office three years ago, to $15 in October 2018. But, raising the ...

2. Time to rethink using the minimum wage as an anti-poverty tool in Ontario

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 20, 2018 Former prime minister Kim Campbell once famously quipped that “an election is no time to discuss serious issues.” Unfortunately, this is often true, as exemplified by the lack of meaningful debate on minimum wage ...

3. Time to rethink minimum wage as an anti-poverty tool in Ontario

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 20, 2018 Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell once famously quipped that “an election is no time to discuss serious issues.” Unfortunately, this is often true, as exemplified by the lack of meaningful debate on minimum wage ...

4. Increasing the Minimum Wage in Ontario: A Flawed Anti-Poverty Policy

   Main Conclusions As part of its Poverty Reduction Strategy, former Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government was planning to raise the minimum wage from $11.60 in 2017 to $15 per hour by 2019. But, raising the minimum wage is not an effective way to alleviate ...

5. Raising B.C.’s minimum wage wrong way to help working poor

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, May 29, 2018 On June 1, the minimum wage in British Columbia will increase from $11.35 to $12.65 per hour—the first in a series of hikes on route to $15.20 in 2021. That’s a 34 per cent increase in three years. Despite ...

6. Increasing the Minimum Wage in British Columbia: A Flawed Anti-Poverty Policy

   Main Conclusions As part of its effort to alleviate poverty, Premier John Horgan’s government plans on raising the minimum wage from $11.35 in 2018 to $15.20 per hour by 2021, a 34% increase over three years. But, raising the minimum wage is not an ...

7. Grits and Tories both wrong on Ontario minimum wage policy

   Appeared in the Toronto Star, April 24, 2018 The Ontario Liberals and Ontario PCs both recently announced how they intend to help the working poor if they win the next election. Unfortunately, neither party has the right policy for targeting those who ...

8. Help the working poor with targeted benefits, not misguided minimum wage hikes

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, March 21, 2018 Everyone wants to help the working poor. Unfortunately, governments across the country (including Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia) are going about it the wrong way by committing to raise the minimum ...

9. On B.C.’s minimum wage, good intentions are not enough

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, February 15, 2018 As the old saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. While the saying may not always be true, good intentions alone are not enough to justify government policy. Actual real-world ...

10. If Premier Wynne wants to boost low-wage worker pay, she should cut Ontario’s corporate tax rate

    The flaws in Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s plan to raise the pay of low-wage workers are quickly becoming apparent. On Jan. 1, the Wynne government increased Ontario’s minimum wage sharply by 21 per cent and it immediately backfired ...