Tag: Union

Fraser Institute wonders if a good job with good pay and a good pension is “fair”?

Published January 23, 2015

Is a job offering a good wage, good benefits and a pension at retirement a bad thing? Many would say that sounds like a sound strategy to fuel the middle class and protect purchasing power in retirement. But one free-market think tank questions whether that’s “fair.” A new report from the Fraser Institute probes that question by […]

VIDEO: Target comes to Canada, ruins thousands of lives, goes back to America

Published January 15, 2015

That was quick. On Thursday, Target Canada announced it would “discontinue Canadian operations” and shut down all 133 Canadian stores. The move comes only two short years after coming to Canada and buying the leases to over 200 Zellers stores. The demise of Target Canada means all 17,600 people employed by the company will lose their jobs. (For more […]

Five federal bills to watch

Published November 22, 2013

Bills on the legislative docket say a lot about the Conservative government’s priorities. Here are five you should know about. 1. Bill C-2 is at Second Reading in the House of Commons. The government calls it the Respect for Communities Act, but a more apt name is An Act to Use Drug Addicts to Fearmonger About Harm Reduction. […]

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