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1. 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 ...

2. Let's celebrate workers by giving them more choice

   Appeared in the Sudbury Star Now that the Labour Day celebrations are done, we should look beyond the picnics and parades, and reflect on the country’s labour laws and in particular, whether they actually serve the interests of workers. Unfortunately, ...

3. HST's defeat a blow to investors

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun With Labour Day just around the corner and British Columbia's unemployment rate at 7.3 per cent, Premier Christy Clark's promise of a jobs agenda is welcome news. Unfortunately, her actions haven't backed up ...

4. BC teachers need a reality check on wages and benefits

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver, August 2011 Given the current fiscal climate-- the BC government's significant deficit ($1.4 billion over the next two years)-- and comparisons with the income of average BC families, now is hardly the time for BC ...

5. Estimating the Economic Impact of British Columbia's Minimum Wage Increase

   On March 16, 2011, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announced her first major policy change, a $2.25 (28.1%) increase to BC?s current $8.00 per hour minimum wage. Controversy surrounds minimum wages because of the tension between well-intentioned ...

6. The Economic Effects of Increasing British Columbia's Minimum Wage

   Minimum wages have long been the subject of considerable attention and debate. The controversy surrounding minimum wages arises from the tension between well-intentioned efforts to increase incomes for lower-income workers and the significant negative ...

7. Eliminating Barriers to Worker Mobility: Increasing the Availability of Skilled Labor in Alberta's Oil Sands Industry

   The demand in Alberta for skilled workers is projected to continue to grow rapidly, especially for oil sands construction projects. A ready supply of out-of-province workers would help to prevent construction project delays and cost overruns. Provincial ...

8. Building Prosperity in a Canada Strong & Free

   In this volume 4 of the Canada Strong and Free series, Fraser Institute Senior Fellows Preston Manning and Mike Harris lay out the case for Canadians to achieve the highest level of economic freedom and prosperity in the world. Rebalancing: The Key to ...

9. Explaining Canada's High Unionization Rates

   This Alert explores the reasons for the significant divergence in Canada's unionization rate with that in the United States. Many Canadians support the notion that Canada's relatively high unionization rate is a result of democratic choice by ...

10. Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy

    On May 23, 1997, Simon Fraser University (SFU) fired swim coach Liam Donnelly with cause, for severe sexual harassment. SFU claimed his guilt had been proved by a three-person Investigative Panel which had found him guilty of numerous offenses including ...