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Canada’s Broken Labour Relations Model Is Costing Us Billions

Strikes and lockouts are not inevitable. Canada must adopt a collaborative labour model or keep risking economic ruin.
Canada’s Broken Labour Relations Model Is Costing Us Billions
Workers picket at Neptune Terminal during an International Longshore and Warehouse Union labour dispute in North Vancouver on Nov. 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns
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Commentary

Canada’s labour relations model, grounded in confrontation and conflict, is increasingly damaging our national economy and hurting ordinary Canadians. Strikes and lockouts have become commonplace, yet we persist with an outdated approach that prioritizes adversarial bargaining over collaborative solutions.

Joseph Quesnel
Joseph Quesnel
Author
Joseph Quesnel is a senior research associate with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy who is Quebec Metis by heritage.