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  1. Alberta was once the land of opportunity—not so much any more

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, August 31, 2017 Go west, young man. Not long ago that was sound advice for a young person struggling to find opportunities in Eastern and Central Canada. While it may still hold true for parts of Western Canada, it’s no ...

  2. Ontario workers have little to celebrate this Labour Day

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 31, 2017 Labour Day is a time when we celebrate workers. Unfortunately, over the past three years, Ontarians have had little to cheer about the province’s labour market. While the Wynne government touted positive job ...

  3. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2017 Edition

    Labour markets are one of the most important components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, ...

  4. How the Wynne government will automate jobs

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, August 30, 2017 “Will robots take my job?” Google receives this query more than 10,000 times a month. In an age where technology is advancing at breakneck speed, it’s an understandable question. And for some Ontarians, it’s a ...

  5. The unintended consequences of a $15 minimum wage in B.C.

    Appeared in the Victoria Times-Colonist, August 27, 2017 It seems obvious. If you want to give low-wage workers a raise, then increase the minimum wage. This is the thinking of B.C.’s new government, which recently promised to raise the minimum wage to ...

  6. Want more automation? Then raise the minimum wage

    These days the phrase “rise of the machines” has taken on a new poignancy for some Canadians. Governments across Canada are giving low-skilled workers reason to worry their jobs will be replaced by machines—thanks to plans to hike the ...

  7. Wynne government could take a few pointers from Liberal brethren in Quebec

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 13, 2017 Ontarians usually don’t follow closely the economic developments of their eastern neighbour but they certainly should. In fact, Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government could take a few pointers from their Liberal ...

  8. Minimum wage hikes will hurt young people, immigrants

    Appeared in the Financial Post, Aug 2, 2017 With many of Canada’s largest provinces (Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia) either committing to or considering a minimum wage of $15 per hour, many analysts—including us—note that this policy will hurt many ...

  9. Temporary replacement worker bans result in more strikes, longer strikes

    Banning businesses from using temporary replacement workers during a strike or lock-out has been the subject of recurring debate in Ottawa and various provincial capitals. For instance, bans were discussed—but ultimately not proposed—in ...

  10. The evidence mounts—minimum wage hikes reduce job opportunities for vulnerable workers

    Many Canadian provinces have expressed a desire to hike their minimum wage to $15 per hour. Alberta has begun the process with incremental increases, Ontario has formally introduced a plan, and B.C.’s new government has mused about the ...