This video is auto-posting on Friday April 12. We don't know if tariffs are on/off today.
But we know Canada's businesses are struggling. Rent & insurance = skyrocketing. We need fundamental changes, not tax cuts.
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Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, but they’re struggling to keep up with skyrocketing rents. @theaaronbinder.bsky.social and I explore the need for innovative solutions that empower smaller businesses.
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What’s in Canada’s Fall Economic Statement?
Seemingly no cheques to Canadians, and an extension to programs aimed to boost capital and productivity investment in Canada with a hope for trickle-down job-creation effects. Live now. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Let's talk about efficiency in poverty reduction policy.
Canadian research has discovered that raising the minimum (real) wage for 5% of workers (those at the actual legislated minimum wage) actually raises incomes for 15% of workers.
The battle of local vs. chain is playing out across North America.
In Toronto, we've seen small businesses displaced by skyrocketing rents - only to be replaced by quick-service food chains & luxury retailers.
@dieworkwear.bsky.social notes (correctly!) that this leads to homogenized culture.
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Did you know that raising the wages of the lowest-paid 5% of workers in Canada also led to higher incomes for workers in the bottom 15% of the income distribution?
Blog link below.
I think it's one of the reasons that Trump won. Financialization is making day-to-day life hard for a lot of voters and people are feeling frustrated at seeing their goals slip by. He spoke directly to their frustration and his actual policy promises didn't really matter.
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Hey!
My talented colleague @lilianac.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. She isn't in any starter packs yet but she should be.
Lili is an Economist that builds @betterwayalliance.bsky.social's biz tools, researches stuff, and recently joined @scpartners.bsky.social as a fellow.
Give her a follow :D
An image of two workers in a cafe. Text for the image: Healthy workers = productive businesses! The business case for paid sick days for all staff Maximize business productivity.
A healthy workforce is the best kind of workforce.
When businesses adopt Paid Sick Days, they have better worker retention & productivity - leading to more profit to re-invest back into the enterprise.
Read about the benefits of Paid Sick Days in our 2-pager:
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Canadians don't love monopolies. It's our outdated regulations that cause us to have so many and for this to govern how the economy grows. It's why people can't afford to live in Toronto, their salaries feel squeezed going into the Christmas season, it's hard to get a good job.
The financialization of smaller companies is happening everywhere in Canada. This podcast explains how it's happening with small businesses. It's happening with small properties on main streets, too.
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