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Government Spending Commentary Archive

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
At this rate, Alberta’s debt could look like Ontario’s in a decade
By Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss | February 4, 2020
Alberta can force the provinces to renegotiate equalization—here’s how
By Rainer Knopff | February 3, 2020
Government workers in Atlantic Canada make 11.9% more than private-sector counterparts
By Alex Whalen, Milagros Palacios | February 3, 2020
Controlling government-sector salaries key to Kenney’s deficit-reduction plans
By Ben Eisen | January 30, 2020
Union leaders want smaller classes, yet the evidence does not support their claims
By Ben Eisen | January 29, 2020
Morneau seems uninterested in perilous state of federal finances
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | January 27, 2020
Complacency about Alberta’s debt is a dangerous mistake
By Ben Eisen | January 23, 2020
Ottawa and the provinces have a big debt problem
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | January 16, 2020
Federal spending reaches highest level in Canadian history
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | January 15, 2020
Ford government’s upcoming second budget should include real fiscal reform
By Ben Eisen | January 15, 2020
Kenney government should reform health care to shorten wait times and save money
By Ben Eisen, Mackenzie Moir | January 10, 2020
More bad news for federal finances—even worse if recession hits
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | January 10, 2020
Federal government making up fiscal rules on the fly
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | January 7, 2020
New Brunswick’s high level of education spending produces relatively poor student performance
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | December 30, 2019
Ontario spends more on education while student test scores decline
By Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens | December 17, 2019
Spending reductions in the 1990s dwarf Kenney’s budget plans
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | December 12, 2019
Controlling government wages crucial to Ford’s deficit-reduction plan
By Ben Eisen | December 11, 2019
More money from Ottawa the wrong solution to Ontario’s fiscal challenges
By Ben Eisen | December 4, 2019
Canadians will pay for Trudeau government’s red ink
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | November 20, 2019
Canada’s gloomy economic outlook may put federal finances at risk
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens | November 18, 2019
Premier Ford should look west for deficit-reduction strategy
By Ben Eisen | October 31, 2019
Alberta could pull policy levers that would spread the pain
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | October 25, 2019