Reading Time: 3 minutes When the government makes employment more expensive, the sure result is fewer jobs
Tag: Jobs
The gig economy poses hurdles but offers big potential
Reading Time: 4 minutes An advantage of working on your own is that there’s no ceiling on how much money you can make
Getting it done is better than getting it perfect
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lessons for the world from the logging camp and why binding many individuals together in the common cause is so important
New Brunswick’s ban on fracking must be overturned
Reading Time: 3 minutes Investment makes workers more productive, creates better jobs and drives income growth. Fracking offers a simple, safe solution
Bad public policy chokes out economic growth
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nova Scotia’s continued ban on fracking isn’t supported by evidence. And it has severely curtailed spending and job creation
Canada’s labour markets weaker than federal government suggests
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every Canadian province significantly underperformed relative to U.S. states – they all rank in the bottom half
Building lasting stability in the western Canadian economy
Reading Time: 4 minutes My advice for Western Economic Diversification Canada as it builds a 10-year strategy for growth
Canada needs new data for a new economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to focus on assessing skills in workforce development as we prepare for the inevitable job shift
Ontario workers have little to celebrate this Labour Day
Reading Time: 3 minutes The problems are widespread: a low private-sector employment rate, too many part-time jobs, below average productivity
LNG Canada a win for consumers, workers, business, environment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada has been late to fully capitalize on the potential, based on high export prices and the desperate demand for clean fuel