September 5th, 2010
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Policy Briefs
Date uploaded: July 2010
Title: Title: Framing the Debate on the HST
Author(s): David R. Johnson
Date uploaded: July 2010
Title: The Consequences and Effects the Current Employment Insurance (EI) Programs Have on Women in Canada
Author(s): Tammy Schirle
Date uploaded: April 2009
Title: The End of Central Bank Independence?
Author(s): Pierre L. Siklos
Date uploaded: March 2009
Title:A Living Wage Policy for the Region of Waterloo - Will it help the working poor?
Author(s): Tammy Schirle
Date uploaded: January 2009
Abstract: The Region of Waterloo in Ontario is considering the implementation of a living wage policy that would set a minimum wage of $13.62 per hour for all Waterloo Region employees, including those working for Regional contractors. The proposed living wage was based on a budget deemed to provide a socially acceptable standard of living for a single person living in the Region. The policy is designed to address the concern that people who work full time should not live in poverty. In this commentary I provide some background to the issue of poverty in the Region and discuss who might be affected by such a policy and how.