Government needs to deal with technology’s effect on future job market

The advance of technology could bring more and better jobs and higher living standards, or it could mean massive disruption and job losses.

Employment Minister Patty Hajdu got more money in the recent budget for things like skills training, support for young Canadians to improve their job prospects, and coding skills for students. But it's not enough to adequately deal with how technology is changing the job market, writes David Crane.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

April 3, 2017

TORONTO—Will robots and artificial intelligence take our jobs? One of the greatest uncertainties as we face the future is what kind of jobs, if any, will many of us have as technology continues to take over many tasks that once only humans could do. Investment superstar Warren Buffet has even sug...

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