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Labour Policy Commentary Archive

Let the market determine Canada's immigration level
By Herbert Grubel | May 11, 2012
Stopping Teachers' Strikes Permanently
By Herbert Grubel | March 14, 2012
B.C. welfare payments are adequate; For the most part, they line up with basic needs; where they don't, for employable singles, there is a reason
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | January 26, 2012
Open union books to see how much they spend on political activities
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | September 23, 2011
Let's celebrate workers by giving them more choice
By Charles Lammam, Amela Karabegovic | September 12, 2011
BC teachers need a reality check on wages and benefits
By Niels Veldhuis, Peter Cowley | August 2, 2011
A mawkish view of immigration overlooks the facts
By Herbert Grubel, Patrick Grady | June 6, 2011
Do Recent Immigrants impose a Fiscal Burden?
By Herbert Grubel, Patrick Grady | June 1, 2011
BC's minimum wage hike could cost more than 52,000 jobs
By Niels Veldhuis | May 25, 2011
Canadian taxpayers carry the burden for unlimited family immigration
By Herbert Grubel | May 18, 2011
Minimum wage increase a job killer
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | March 22, 2011
Time for Canadian politicians to follow Wisconsin's lead
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | March 5, 2011
Minimum wages don't help the poor
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | February 22, 2011
The hard facts about B.C.'s minimum wage
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | October 5, 2010
“Living Wages” will decrease employment and increase property taxes
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | June 15, 2010
Labour Day Highlights Government’s Pursuit of Bad Labour Policies
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | September 8, 2009
EI lessons from south of the border
By John Williamson | June 12, 2009
McGuinty puts thousands of jobs at risk with planned increase in minimum wage
By Niels Veldhuis, Amela Karabegovic | April 1, 2009
Increasing minimum wage good intention, lousy policy
By Niels Veldhuis | January 8, 2009
Nothing like No Choice
By Niels Veldhuis, Keith Godin | December 12, 2008
Jobs: situation normal; Unemployment is rising, but hysterical reporting aside, it's still lower than the historical average
By Michael Walker | December 12, 2008
Quebec Unions Push to Stifle Entrepreneurship and Investment
By Niels Veldhuis, Keith Godin | November 17, 2008
If Buzz Hargrove gets his way, count the Canadian auto industry dead
By Fred McMahon | June 26, 2008
Does the minimum wage need to be raised? No: An increase hurts those it is meant to help
By Niels Veldhuis, Sylvia LeRoy | June 2, 2008
Inconsistencies of Labour Leaders
By Jason Clemens, Keith Godin | November 29, 2007