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Karen Foster
Numbers, values and rural economies in Atlantic Canada
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My advice to young workers? Get angry.
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Youth Employment and Un(der) Employment in Canada
More Than a Temporary Problem? Download 430.55 KB 6 pages This report looks at trends in youth employment, and finds that one of the most…
“Gotta Spend Money to Make Money”… or is it “Make Money to Save Money?”
“Young people want to retire early and spend, too”. That’s the main finding of a survey commissioned by the Bank of Montreal, released last week in…
The Real Culture of Dependency: In Defense of Atlantic Canada
Co-authored with Brian Foster “Is the EI system making it more attractive to not work?” That’s the (attempt at) thought-provoking (or fire-stoking) title of a recent National…
Attention Boomers! Six Tips for Managing Millennials
Judging by the recent proliferation of ‘tips’ on managing young workers, as well as the number of management consultants who now specialize in ‘multi-generational workplaces’, there’s…
Drummond, Deconstructed
In the Commission report that bears his name, and in all of his media appearances since its release, Banker Don Drummond has ably played the…
Delaying Retirement: What does it mean for younger workers?
Since the announcement that his government was considering raising the eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS), Stephen Harper has backed off slightly, assuring the public…
The “Other” Side of the Story
The latest Labour Force Survey summary tables released by Statistics Canada contain something salient and troubling. It’s not the unemployment rate. It’s the fact that…
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