The article states the numbers: year-over-year, for the six month period of January to June: 252 (2014); versus 327 (2015, +75). It continues: "In an average year, there are 500, according to the Centre for Suicide Prevention."
Curious about the larger context; do global oil prices represents the primary factor, for the mass oilpatch layoffs? Does the recession represent a temporary boom/bust cycle? Heart goes out to those affected.
A large factor for this is the current provincial government that was recently elected (New Democratic Party (NDP)). Their current policies of implementing carbon taxes and increasing corporate taxes in the energy sector when a lot of companies are already hurting can be argued for redirecting the already slim investments to other markets.
Curious about the larger context; do global oil prices represents the primary factor, for the mass oilpatch layoffs? Does the recession represent a temporary boom/bust cycle? Heart goes out to those affected.