It's definitely libertarian and conservative (by Canadian standards). But that doesn't mean it can't be right. FWIW, it's high on the list of known/established

It's definitely libertarian and conservative (by Canadian standards). But that doesn't mean it can't be right. FWIW, it's high on the list of known/established Canadian think tanks. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has done its own reports on this [1]. This also seem to be true in the UK, but at least there they say the gap is closing [2]. The IFS report says what I've also observed and what this [3] economist article states: "Wage differentials are relatively small in the public sector. Lower-level workers, such as secretaries, are usually better paid than their private-sector equivalents, whereas higher-level workers are worse paid." [1] https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/advocacy/wage-watch-comparison-public-sector-and-private-sector-wages https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/advocacy/wage-watch-comparison-p... [2] http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40480766 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40480766 [3] http://www.economist.com/node/17849199 http://www.economist.com/node/17849199