Overview

• Fraser Institute fellow Jock Finlayson writes that employment fell by 40,000 from June to July, with losses concentrated in full‑time private‑sector roles and the unemployment rate at 6.9% in July.
• His column highlights slower month‑to‑month hiring in 2025, weaker manufacturing and construction employment, and a drop in job vacancies, with young adults described as carrying much of the strain.
• Finlayson argues that since 2019 public‑sector employment has grown almost one‑quarter versus about 10% for private‑sector payroll jobs, with fewer self‑employed workers and roughly 100,000 fewer entrepreneurs than two decades ago.
• Opinion and letters criticize the continued use of temporary foreign workers during a weakening labour market and urge governments to prioritize Canadians for jobs.
• Letters escalate political criticism, targeting Prime Minister Mark Carney’s leadership, blaming Liberal policy for business moves such as Crown Royal’s U.S. shift, and calling to curtail federal transfers to Quebec.