Don’t celebrate Canada’s falling unemployment rate just yet
The January unemployment rate fell because the workforce is shrinking, not because it’s easier to find work
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Women are retiring in greater numbers – and that’s a problem
Health care, retail trade and education/social assistance sectors especially hard hit
Is Canada’s Employment Insurance system recession proof?
No. The need to broaden access and expand government contributions is urgent
Raising corporate tax rates will hurt us all
Raising corporate taxes would hurt firms’ profitability and growth. Employment and wages would suffer
More federal labour regulations mean fewer jobs
The Liberal budget commitment to strengthening “labour protection” for workers in the gig economy will discourage hiring
What Canadians can expect in the coming year
The good news? Pandemic under control. The bad news? Very slow growth, high debt, higher taxes, high unemployment
In crisis, radicalism works against balance and progress
Far-left activists and politicians are recruiting and radicalizing in the same way far-right groups did back in the 2008 crash
