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Government Spending Commentary Archive

McNeil government faces debt tidal wave
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | June 11, 2020
Stimulus didn’t work in 2009—don’t expect it to kick-start the economy now
By Niels Veldhuis, Tegan Hill | June 8, 2020
Trudeau government smashes spending record, must right country’s fiscal ship
By Jason Clemens, Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | May 27, 2020
Large deficit looms for B.C. and the Horgan government
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | May 14, 2020
Provincial finances go topsy-turvy from Ontario to B.C.
By Ben Eisen | May 14, 2020
Mounting government debt threatens Alberta’s fiscal status among provinces
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | May 5, 2020
Ford government must prepare for post-COVID spending cuts
By Ben Eisen | May 5, 2020
Misinformation clouds reignited debate over guaranteed basic income
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | April 28, 2020
Alberta’s bleak economic outlook will hasten the decline of provincial finances
By Steve Lafleur | April 22, 2020
Trudeau government reveals what it truly thinks about Canada’s energy industry
By Niels Veldhuis, Elmira Aliakbari | April 20, 2020
Chrétien’s fiscal prudence lessons for Prime Minister Trudeau
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | April 15, 2020
Trudeau government must produce plan to help one of Canada’s most important sectors
By Niels Veldhuis, Elmira Aliakbari | April 8, 2020
Trudeau government ‘wage subsidy’ increases uncertainty for workers and businesses
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | April 3, 2020
Ford government’s budget update overly optimistic and likely ineffective
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | April 2, 2020
Trudeau government gets unlimited spending authority for six months
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens, Bruce Pardy | March 26, 2020
Ottawa enacts measured, well-targeted response to coronavirus downturn
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | March 20, 2020
Ford government should exercise prudence in these volatile times
By Ben Eisen | March 19, 2020
New Brunswick budget tackles debt but eschews meaningful tax relief
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | March 16, 2020
Alberta careening towards fiscal disaster
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | March 11, 2020
Policymakers across Canada should study Michigan’s success
By Robert P. Murphy | March 11, 2020
Trudeau government rejects almost every principle of historic 1995 Liberal budget
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | March 6, 2020
Kenney government faces more hard choices with second budget
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | February 26, 2020
Health-care reform—less Ottawa, more Alberta (and other provinces)
By Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens | February 19, 2020
Morneau doubles down on deficit-spending plans
By Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | February 6, 2020
Trudeau sets another record—and not in a good way
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | February 5, 2020