Making sense of a $15 minimum wage in Alberta
Alberta’s proposal for a $15 minimum wage is unlikely to have much of a negative impact on employment, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best option
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Why the numbers behind the NDP’s minimum wage plan don’t add up
The NDP says a $15 minimum wage for workers in federally regulated industries would boost wages for 100,000 people, however that number is not supportable by the evidence
It’s time to consider a local minimum wage
Why should a fast food worker in downtown Toronto make the same as one in Northern Ontario?
What’s the right policy tool to fight poverty?
On Ontario’s plan to hike its minimum wage, and other ideas
Why a hike in Ontario’s minimum wage will satisfy no one
Behind Ontario’s wage hike: A battle between hard-line ideology and evidence-based policy
Baristas unite: The future of the coffee economy
Are service-sector jobs the new ticket to the middle class?
Want to help the poor? Don’t waste your time with the minimum wage
Stephen Gordon reviews the evidence on the minimum wage
The labour appeal
Paul Dewar details his labour policy, including a ban on replacement workers and a promise to reinstate the federal minimum wage...
The backlash against unpaid internships
Unpaid interns are illegal and yet ubiquitous
The backlash against unpaid internships
Unpaid interns are illegal and yet ubiquitous