Lessons for the Ford Government from the 1995 Federal Budget is a new study that finds Ontario’s provincial net debt will equal 47 per cent of the provincial economy by the end of this year, and highlights how the current government can return to budget balance following the example of the 1995 Chrétien government reforms.

The Minimum Wage, Lost Jobs, and Poverty in Canada finds that, despite claims to the contrary, minimum wage increases do little to lower poverty rates and can actually hurt the very people they’re supposed to help.

Reforming Employment Insurance for the 21st Century analyzes problems with Canada’s EI system, such as providing unequal benefits depending on where a worker lives, and not covering the self-employed or those who work in the growing ‘gig’ economy. The study also highlights several ways Canada’s employment insurance system could be reformed, including the idea of an Unemployment Insurance Savings Account.