Manning, Hudak, and the folly of attacks on labour
On September 16th, Preston Manning published an article on the recent defeat of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the hands of the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the Globe and...
Predistribution: the neglected side of the inequality debate
The high-profile Toronto Centre federal by-election features two well-known opposition candidates who agree that soaring income inequality, especially the fast-rising income share of the top 1% with all of its...
Unemployment is higher than you think
Every month, Statistics Canada comes out with the unemployment rate, and every month it gets a lot of attention. But the unemployment rate provides quite limited information about the actual...
Right-to-work laws are no solution to manufacturing job woes
A new study by the Fraser Institute argues that introduction of anti-union “right to work” laws in Canada would boost manufacturing output and jobs. While they are right that these laws,...
Meet the Broadbent Fellows
Though it’s true that political and policy debates can get wild and woolly, here at the Broadbent Institute we believe that always grounding arguments in the best available facts is...
Social well-being in Canada: how do the provinces measure up?
This post is the executive summary of a full-length report by the same name. In their book “The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone” Richard Wilkinson and Kate...
G20 leaders must solve the stagnation puzzle
When the leaders of the world’s most powerful economies meet at the Group of 20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday and Thursday, they face an economic puzzle only...
On income inequality, Andrew Coyne misses the mark
Andrew Coyne marshals an impressive range of statistics to make the case that rising income inequality is not a serious issue. A careful reading of his article shows that this...
Indecent proposals: why the Fraser Institute is wrong on immigration
My best guess it that the Fraser Institute expects no one to read the report behind their newest sensationalist press release, in which they claim that the cost of immigrants...
Labour Day: we can have the kind of Canada we want
The last long weekend of summer is upon us. On Monday, Canadians from coast to coast will enjoy Labour Day, a last dash of sun (we hope) before the days...
