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Federal government expected to break ‘David Dodge Rule’ on debt interest

According to government projections, federal debt interest costs in 2023/24 will reach $46.5 billion.


10:30AM
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Canadian patients want other options outside crumbling health-care system

Countries such as Switzerland, Germany and Australia either partner with their private sector or use it as a pressure-valve for the public system.


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Alberta government ignores warnings about overspending

In 2022/23, Alberta's program spending was $13,570 per person, more than $1,200 higher than Ontario.


9:30AM
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B.C.’s coming debt boom will make COVID deficits look like small potatoes

The province is on track to add more debt than it did during the 2008/09 recession and pandemic.


8:30AM
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Students pay price for collapse of testing in B.C. schools

Less than half of the province's Grade 10 students are proficient in numeracy.


11:19AM
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B.C. government’s plan to co-manage public land with First Nations will close province for business

According to the plan, First Nations will become joint landlords of more than 90 per cent of the province.


2:30AM
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Improved private-sector conditions key to increased prosperity in Maritimes

In Nova Scotia, government spending as a share of the economy averaged more than 60 per cent from 2007 and 2019.


6:30AM
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Myth-busting will help accelerate ESG retreat

Many environmental and social problems are better handled by bottom-up market forces, not top-down initiatives.


4:25PM
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Saskatchewan proved that reform can shorten wait times

The province went from having some of the longest waits for surgery to some of the shortest.


12:32PM
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Canadians losing faith in our health-care system

Other countries include the private sector as a partner in the universal health-care framework.


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