The Canadian Workforce: Hewers No More On July 1, 1867, Canada’s four founding provinces officially became a Dominion. Today, 150 years hence, we are a bigger, more prosperous, politer nation. We have world-class cities and hipsters [...]
The Minimum Wage Effect
On May 30, 2017, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the minimum wage in her province would increase to $14 as of January 1, 2018, and, a year later, to $15. And nothing’s been the [...]
Job-Matching App Reinvents Refugees’ Employment Hunt
Finding a job is one of the most daunting aspects of life for refugees freshly landed in Toronto. A new app looks to make swift, scientific work of it. The Livelihood Project app is the [...]
On the Road (Again)
Life is filled with quotidian tasks, some more tolerable than others. The brushing of the teeth, the loading of the dishes, the disposing of the potato peels. But among the most tedious and soul-crushing of [...]
In the Weeds
The subject of pot is smouldering in this country right now courtesy of the federal government’s Cannabis Act, introduced April 13. If passed, this groundbreaker will legalize and regulate the use of cannabis for recreational [...]
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