Peter Shawn Taylor

Peter Shawn Taylor: A look at Nordic countries reveals the big obstacle to eliminating gender pay gaps is the preferences of female workers themselves

Peter Shawn Taylor explains the rise and fall of the golden—and federally funded—age of hitchhiking

Peter Shawn Taylor: Ottawa has repeatedly stepped up to get behind big, nation-building projects. What’s different this time is the opposition.

Peter Shawn Taylor: With little concern for fiscal responsibility and a total avoidance of hard choices, each of the party platforms offer slim pickings

Peter Shawn Taylor: Despite becoming the latest environmental supervillains straws are not to blame for polluting oceans, beaches or cities

Opinion: Uber has already helped a small town move people from place to place. Can the ride-sharing service help bigger cities fight congestion?

With marriage rates in decline in Canada, why is no one talking about the benefits? Marriage is both a poverty fighter and predictor of success.

Opinion: Celebrities are casting tipping as yet another battle in the never-ending gender wars, but that’s unlikely to put an end to the practice—tips are a matter of economics, not sexual politics

An entire segment of the economy now needs to be properly accounted for and studied. It’s a massive and historic opportunity.

Peter Shawn Taylor: If flying is such a complaint-ridden, exhausting nightmare, why is the rate of air travel heading relentlessly skywards?