One week. That’s roughly two percent of a calendar year. When a labor dispute escalates to the point of strikes and lock outs the two sides often find …
Economy
Is This the Sign We’ve Waited For?
When we get the monthly reports on building permits, it has not generally been a good news event. In broad terms, we have gotten used to seeing that things are …
The Gender Wage Gap….Alive but Shrinking
This one is a head scratcher. After years, decades actually, of pondering the differences in pay levels between men and women we have a new report that tells us …
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Beware the R Word
The haircut taken by investors in the US this week was largely the result of growing fears that a recession is around the corner. October is a month that tends …
Wages Continue to Rise in Saskatchewan
From Number Two to Number Four. That’s the report on the average wage package in this province. The falling ranking happened in July even though the average …
June was a Breakout Month
Maybe it was a celebration of the rains that finally arrived in June and reversed the prevailing weather pattern. July, it turns out, was something of a …