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  1. The Great Employee Pay Divide in British Columbia

    As Premier John Horgan’s government negotiates nearly 200 new contracts for British Columbia’s government-sector employees, it’s important to understand the significant wage and benefit gap between government and private-sector workers. ...

  2. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in British Columbia, 2018

    Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2017, this report estimates the wage dif-ferential between the government and private sectors in British Columbia. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are ...

  3. Higher top personal income tax rates discourage entrepreneurship in Canada

    Entrepreneurship plays an essential role in fostering a strong economy for Canada. Entrepreneurs innovate, bringing opportunities and benefits to Canadians. So it’s concerning that the rate of entrepreneurship in Canada has steadily ...

  4. Ontario can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, July 10, 2018 Entrepreneurship remains a vital source of innovation, which helps grow economies and provide employment opportunities for Ontarians. Unfortunately, several recent studies have found fewer businesses are being ...

  5. B.C. can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, July 10, 2018 Entrepreneurship remains a vital source of innovation, which helps grow economies and provide employment opportunities for British Columbians. Unfortunately, several recent studies have found fewer businesses ...

  6. Alberta can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, July 10, 2018 Entrepreneurship remains a vital source of innovation, which helps grow economies and provide employment opportunities for Albertans. Unfortunately, several recent studies have found fewer businesses are being ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Bringing government employee compensation in line with private-sector norms key for B.C. budget

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, June 25, 2018 During last year’s election campaign, and in his first full budget as premier, John Horgan (pictured above) promised to balance British Columbia’s operating budget. If his NDP government remains committed to ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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 ...