Government Role
Creating middle class jobs requires improving existing onesA recent blog post from the Broadbent Institute argues that part of creating middle class jobs must be improving the quality of precarious low income jobs. A comparison of occupations and wages revealed that less than half of the core work force – those between 25 and 54 – is employed in occupations that could be considered middle class. |
End of Canadian Wheat Board monopoly blamed for delays in shipping grainThe federal government's decision to end the Canadian Wheat Board's (CWB) monopoly on selling Canadian wheat is being blamed for delays in shipping grain to market. A Saskatoon Star Phoenix editorial pointed out that: |
Trade agreement debate about type of economy, not tradeThe debate on trade agreements is not about whether there should be more or less international trade according to a recent Broadbent Institute blog post. Instead, what we are debating is what type of industrial policy we will pursue and whether one of the goals will be good, well-paying jobs. |
End of steel making in Hamilton shows need for industrial strategyAn article in the National Post this week by Steelworkers leaders Leo Gerard and Ken Neumann showed how lack of a steel strategy or broader industrial strategy is hurting Canada. |
Institute for Research on Public Policy report acknowledges problems with Temporary Foreign Worker ProgramA recent report from the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), a business and government funded think tank, called for further restrictions on the Temporary Foreign |