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Saving Capitalism from Itself

Richard Florida | Posted 05.21.2013 | Canada
Richard Florida

This piece originally appeared in the Toronto Star. You don't have to be a Marxist to wonder if capitalism has run its course. Though the stock marke...

CUPE Prefers Screaming and Insults Over Adult Conversation

Jason Clemens | Posted 04.26.2013 | Canada Politics
Jason Clemens

There are 3.6-million public sector workers in Canada and 74.5 per cent of those are unionized. One of the most powerful and vocal unions in the country is the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Their opposition to a new Fraser Institute study is both misinformed and worse, based largely on fiery rhetoric and name-calling.

Anti-Union Measures: Solution in Search of a Problem

Rick J. Smith | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada Politics
Rick J. Smith

In every case, the government's anti-union measures are a solution in search of a problem. They are a transparent attempt to damage the financial viability of trade unions and they lay bare the hypocrisy of Conservative parties and governments who, while professing a commitment to streamline useless red tape for Canadian businesses, are ideologically driven to create a choking amount of red tape for trade unions.

Right-to-Work Ought to Trump Union Privilege

Alex Vronces | Posted 04.03.2013 | Canada Business
Alex Vronces

The authors of a report by the Canadian Foundation of Labour Rights warn that the enactment of right-to-work legislation will weaken unions and effectively toss Canadian workers under the jackboot of the corporate elite. But the fact of the matter is not as clear-cut as the CFLR and its sources of information let on.

Nearly Twice As Long To Earn A Big Mac In Montreal As In Toronto

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada Business

Want to make enough money to buy a Big Mac? You’d likely be far better off doing so in Toronto than in Montreal, according to a new study of prices ...

Canadians Feeling More Secure, Want A Raise: Report

CP | Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.28.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - A new Labour Day survey suggests Canadians are more optimistic this year about their job security as well as hiring and growth prospects at ...

Workers In These Industries Are Getting Bigger Pay Hikes Than Anyone Else

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.19.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - A new study suggests Canadian employees can expect to see their salaries rise by an average of 2.9 per cent next year.That increase is sligh...

Canadians Grow Poorer As Inflation Outstrips Wage Gains

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 04.26.2012 | Canada Business

Wages in Canada are growing more slowly than inflation, meaning the average working Canadian is effectively getting poorer, data from StatsCan shows. ...

New Brunswick Considers Paying Tip-Earners Less

CP | Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.23.2012 | Canada Business

FREDERICTON - A debate over two-tiered minimum wage in New Brunswick has pitted the interests of the food service industry against those of social adv...

Earnings Up In October, Statscan Says

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.21.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees increased 1.4 per cent to $885.36 in October.Statistics Canada reports average weekly e...

Canadian Wages Fail To Keep Up With Cost Of Living

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - As consumers across North America brace for the start of shopping season, forgive the average Canadian worker for feeling a little left behin...

Canadians Earning Less As Inflation Outstrips Income Gains

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canadian workers are failing to keep up with the rising cost of living as real wages continue to fall dramatically, new data from Statistics ...

Housing Bubble Or Not? HuffPost Readers Debate State Of Canada's Housing Market

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada Business

If the public reaction to The Huffington Post Canada’s report on income inequality and housing prices is anything to go by, Canadians are growing wo...

Canadians' Earnings Rise After 2 Months Of Decline

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.27.2011 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees rose 0.8 per cent to $877.28 in August after two months of small declines.Statistics Ca...

Interim NDP Chief Calls For Cap On CEO Salaries

CBC | Posted 12.17.2011 | Canada

The federal government should look at ways to limit CEO salaries, NDP Interim Leader Nycole Turmel said Monday. Turmel says e...

Canadians' Earnings Growth Slows

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees increased 0.1 per cent in July to $872.70.Statistics Canada reports average weekly ...