Re: FACTS MATTER: Canada’s unemployment rate climbs as over half a million collect E.I. benefits

I would just like to point out with regard to the article on Facts Matter and unemployment numbers, something else that is ever rarely considered and taken into account are people that work as contractors and are self employed.

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Economics often play into their employability but also federal policies that influence investment and production in Canada’s resource and industry sector. For example in the oil industry there are many people that work on contract but not as a company employees.

When companies are restricted or prevented from operating at the capacity they would like then some production is ceased or scaled back which results in a reduction in contractual employme

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