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  1. Ontario versus the West: No contest

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail When Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced a budget update and a revised, lower forecast for provincial economic growth, it was yet another piece of evidence that Ontario’s economy is sluggish. But Ontario’s ...

  2. The New West: Money, jobs and a flood of young adults

      Question: If you’re young, or have very little education, where’s the best place in the country to find a job, make a decent income and prosper? Answer: Alberta, followed by Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Most Canadians likely suspect that economic ...

  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. Comparing Public and Private Sector Compensation in Canada

    A lack of non-wage benefits data mean that there is insufficient information to make a definitive comparison of total compensation between the private and public sectors. But the data that are available indicate that the public sector enjoys a clear wage ...

  5. Comparing Public and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario

    As Ontario?s provincial government continues to struggle with both deficits and finding ways to constrain spending, there is heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits (compensation) in the public sector compare with those in the private ...

  6. Comparing Public and Private Compensation in British Columbia

    As British Columbia's provincial government continues to struggle with both deficits and finding ways to constrain spending, there is heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits (compensation) in the public sector compare with those in the ...

  7. Comparing Public and Private Compensation in Alberta

    As Alberta?s provincial government continues to struggle with deficits and as it tries to constrain spending, there is heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits (i.e., total compensation) in the public sector compare with those in the private ...

  8. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2012 Edition

    This study measures the labour market performance of Canadian provinces and US states from 2007 to 2011 based on five equally weighted indicators: average total employment growth, average private-sector employment growth, average unemployment rates, ...

  9. Stopping Teachers' Strikes Permanently

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun Like most striking workers, BC teachers tend to believe they are underpaid and overworked. And like most employers today, the BC government is facing tough economic times and can’t afford to be generous with its workers. It’s ...

  10. Economic Freedom of the World: 2011 Annual Report

    The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to ...