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1. Canada should follow U.S. example and give workers more choice

   Canadians should be aware of a recent landmark Supreme Court decision in the United States (Janus v. AFSCME) that will give American workers more choice by allowing workers in the government sector (federal, state and local) to decide ...

2. Modernizing labour laws could set Alberta up for economic success

   Appeared in the Huffington Post, April 26, 2017 Alberta’s key labour laws, namely the employment standards act and labour relations laws, could soon change. While the Notley government has not yet detailed what changes may be in store, it is undertaking a ...

3. Dispelling myths (Part 3): that worker choice is "not necessary since workers can decertify unions”

   In this third and final blog post in a series responding to objections to increasing worker choice in Canada (see Part 1 and Part 2), we address the notion that union decertification makes worker choice unnecessary. As one federal ...

4. Dispelling myths (Part 2): that worker choice "causes a widespread ‘free rider’ problem”

   This is the second of three blog posts responding to objections from those who oppose giving Canadian workers more choice when it comes to union membership and dues payment (see Part 1 here). A repeated concern is that, without mandatory ...

5. Give workers a reason to celebrate this Labour Day

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun For many Canadians, Labour Day is an opportunity to take a break from the day-to-day hustle of work, and relax or do something fun. But it’s also a good time to reflect on ways to improve our country’s labour relations laws, ...

6. Improving Union Accountability with Worker Choice

   As one of its last pieces of legislation before closing for the summer, Parliament passed Bill C-377, which aim to increase the financial transparency of labour organizations. This is a welcome move. Previous research by the Fraser Institute has shown ...

7. Worker choice would help put Ontario back on track

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun and Ottawa Sun Ontario, once Canada’s flourishing economic and manufacturing hub, is in steady decline with slow economic growth and rapidly expanding government debt being a sad yet reoccurring story. Over the past decade, ...