Who was Barbara Mitchell?

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Do labour unions advance or hinder the economic performance of firms and the competitiveness of the economy? The answer to this question provides us with a rationale for either strengthening or weakening labour legislation governing bargaining rights and the organizing of unions. To answer this question, Professor Barry T. Hirsch surveys the evidence from research into the effects of unionization on productivity, profitability, investment, and employment growth.

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Canada and the United States. It does not attempt to develop indicators for global controversies such as tropical rainforest deforestation, climate change, and bio-diversity. Most of the data in this report come from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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This report is a continuation of an ongoing process designed to develop a comprehensive and accurate measure of economic freedom across countries. The roots of the project go back more than a decade.

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Almost 1.5 million Canadians are out of work. While there has been much discussion about the problem, solutions have proven elusive. Canadian governments appear to be ignoring the international experience and the potential solutions it provides.

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The siren call of pure no-fault automobile insurance echoes once more in Canada. This time its seductive strains are heard in British Columbia. The imminent introduction of no-fault insurance raises familiar questions. Is no-fault automobile insurance better than a tort liability system in containing premium costs, producing fairer awards and reducing injuries? The quick answer, based on empirical evidence of no-fault insurance and economic theory, is that no-fault does not deliver the benefits promised; it simply redistributes the costs which may actually increase.

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The current Critical Issues Bulletin is the Institute's sixth attempt to document the extent to which queues are being used as a means of adapting to the conflict between limited budgetary allocations and potentially unlimited demand for free health care.

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Is there a reason for continued state ownership of BC Hydro? Is a monopoly still necessary and desirable for electric utilities?

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