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Government Spending Commentary Archive

Nothing conservative about this budget
By Niels Veldhuis, Nadeem Esmail | February 11, 2012
The ATA's president doth protest too much
By Mark Milke | February 5, 2012
Bilingualism has a fresh face
By Mark Milke | January 22, 2012
Assigning proper blame in the last financial crisis
By Mark Milke | January 8, 2012
Santa Claus governments
By Mark Milke | December 18, 2011
Provinces follow Ottawa's pattern of rosy revenue forecasts and unrealistic spending projections
By Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam | November 16, 2011
Flaherty's deficit delay no surprise
By Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam | November 9, 2011
On the chopping block: business subsidies
By Niels Veldhuis | September 29, 2011
Alberta’s politicians versus the Enlightenment
By Mark Milke | September 24, 2011
City council needs to come clean on the costs of its green dreams
By Joel Wood | September 23, 2011
Drags on the economy; Ontario and Quebec are undermining Canadian growth
By Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam | September 14, 2011
While you were on vacation: more fake job creation from governments
By Mark Milke | August 27, 2011
Spending cuts and debt reduction should be top priorities for Canadian governments
By Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam | August 23, 2011
Alberta's 1980s-style fiscal karma is back
By Mark Milke | August 16, 2011
Flaherty's plan on shaky ground; Finance Minister must ensure spending is returned to pre-stimulus levels by expanding current review
By Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam | August 10, 2011
The welfare state was always an illusion
By Mark Milke | August 7, 2011
Forcing people to save more so they can upgrade their iPhones in retirement
By Neil Mohindra | July 13, 2011
The Tories' high-tax plan
By Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam | June 8, 2011
The auto bailout was always a bad idea
By Mark Milke | June 5, 2011
Canadians deserve more; Tory budget should cut spending as radically as Paul Martin planned in '95
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | June 3, 2011
Tough choices in Alberta's education funding
By Mark Milke | May 29, 2011
Bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to expanding CPP
By Neil Mohindra | May 26, 2011
What the Conservatives and NDP should oppose: corporate welfare
By Mark Milke | May 11, 2011
Canada's Santa Claus campaign
By Mark Milke | May 1, 2011
On economic policy, none of Canada's three major parties have it right
By Niels Veldhuis | April 26, 2011