Canada's sharing economy is growing — but should we really call it 'sharing'?

Sunday, March 5, 2017 - 05:31 in Mathematics & Economics

Statistics Canada's recent release tells of a new sector of the Canadian economy that's growing fast: the "sharing economy." But according to some public policy experts, government agencies that use the term risk warping public discourse about the true impact of companies that rely on transient, on-demand labour.

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