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  1. Labour Policy Commentary Archive
  2. Labour Policy Commentary Archive

Labour Policy Commentary Archive

Trudeau government creating harmful work disincentives for many Canadians
By Ben Eisen | November 4, 2020
Trudeau government must improve investment climate to ‘build back better’
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | September 29, 2020
Trudeau government ignores implications of Canada’s aging population at our peril
By Jake Fuss, Steven Globerman | September 23, 2020
Trudeau government spending billions to make people better off than before recession
By Jason Clemens, Nathaniel Li | September 8, 2020
Trudeau government should reform EI program now
By Jake Fuss, Steven Globerman | August 24, 2020
Trudeau government should pivot away from Morneau-era policies of weakness
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | August 24, 2020
Unemployment spike may trigger rethink of EI program in Atlantic Canada and beyond
By Alex Whalen, Fred McMahon | August 6, 2020
Trudeau government must rein in compensation for government workers
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | July 24, 2020
Productivity growth key to four-day work week in Canada
By Steven Globerman | July 16, 2020
Overly generous EI system could cause problems long after CERB winds down
By Fred McMahon | June 25, 2020
Canadian workers can achieve four-day work week by doubling productivity growth
By Steven Globerman | June 3, 2020
Artificial intelligence joins humans in fight against COVID-19
By Steven Globerman | May 27, 2020
Alberta must target government wages, benefits in post-COVID world
By Tegan Hill, Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen | May 20, 2020
Misinformation clouds reignited debate over guaranteed basic income
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | April 28, 2020
Deregulation now—and in the post-COVID world
By Steven Globerman | April 24, 2020
Trudeau government ‘wage subsidy’ increases uncertainty for workers and businesses
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | April 3, 2020
Employers must be allowed to temporarily lay off workers during COVID crisis
By Alex Whalen, Niels Veldhuis | March 27, 2020
Ottawa enacts measured, well-targeted response to coronavirus downturn
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | March 20, 2020
Policymakers across Canada should study Michigan’s success
By Robert P. Murphy | March 11, 2020
Government workers in Atlantic Canada make 11.9% more than private-sector counterparts
By Alex Whalen, Milagros Palacios | February 3, 2020
CEO pay—when they deserve it, and when they don’t
By Vincent Geloso | January 13, 2020
Controlling government wages crucial to Ford’s deficit-reduction plan
By Ben Eisen | December 11, 2019
The new normal—continued economic growth, not secular stagnation
By Livio Di Matteo | September 30, 2019
Ontario enjoying solid employment numbers
By Finn Poschmann | August 22, 2019
Here’s how the Ford government can actually make Ontario ‘open for business’ again
By Ben Eisen | July 24, 2019