The month of May was another of the difficult-to-assess months on the labour front. Statistics Canada released its Employment Survey. It is better known as …
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A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste
There is an old saying about an ill wind bringing no good. Even the ill-wind of the COVID crisis brought some good, based on a new study from StatsCanada on how …
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The numbers are in. How restaurants and bars performed in March.
Some businesses have been able to pivot and find new ways of doing things during the pandemic – having workers operate from home, for example – some had only …
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Home Builders Continue to Climb Steep Hill
Next time you’re talking to a new home builder in this province, be kind. They’ve been fighting a tough market for a couple years now as they try to strike …
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Recessions and Policy impacts on Minimum Wage Earners
One of those perpetual discussion points in the world of business is the minimum wage. Arguments are advanced on both sides: how high is high enough? Should …
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Judging the Job Numbers
The numbers look good but it’s hard to figure out where they come from. We got the monthly job figures on Friday – they were for August - and once …
