Reading Time: 4 minutes By making benefits too easy to access, a cycle of unemployment is created that discourages the pursuit of education
Author: John Williamson
John Williamson has over 20 years of experience in public policy research. He was the Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest until 2015. Prior to his election to the House of Commons in 2011, Mr. Williamson worked as the Director of Communications in the Office of the Prime Minister.
In 2016, Williamson launched Canadians for Affordable Energy to promote the benefits of energy affordability. He was National Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) from January 2004 to September 2008. He is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute.