Presentation to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding the “Ontario Tax Plan for More Jobs and Growth Act” (Bill 218)
The whole harmonization process proposed by Bill 218 will actually reduce provincial revenues available for public purposes by approximately $0.7 billion per year. On top of that, Bill 218 enacts corporate tax cuts that will cost a further $2.3 billion per year when fully implemented in 2014-15....... more

Presentation to Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Justice Policy regarding the “Ontario Labour Mobility Act” (Bill 175)
There are very few, if any, remaining barriers to labour mobility and there is no indication of any such barriers causing labour shortages. Yet the proposed Ontario Labour Mobility Act is a sweeping, omnibus piece of legislation that would cover all provincially regulated occupations and apply financial penalties of up to $5 million. Bill 175 is like trying to kill a fly with a sledgehammer....... more

The Current Jobs Crisis in Ontario: Manufacturing & Forestry Sectors
Ontario’s base of decent jobs in manufacturing and forestry is suddenly crumbling away amid changing global economic conditions and failed federal and provincial policies....... more

Reform Compensation Now: A Presentation to the Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Review for Newfoundland and Labrador by Wayne Fraser, Director, United Steelworkers District 6
Too often injured workers and their survivors are denied the fair and just compensation to which they are entitled and are instead forced into a life of despair and poverty. As a society, we pay the price by having injured workers and their families forced to turn to the social assistance system as a last resort for survival. Individual communities will end up paying the bill for occupational injuries and disease if the compensation system is inadequate and exclusive. ...... more