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  1. Atlantic Canada Prosperity Commentary Archive
  2. Atlantic Canada Prosperity Commentary Archive

Atlantic Canada Prosperity Commentary Archive

Higgs government shows spending restraint—but long-term challenges loom
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 16, 2021
Canada needs an employment insurance system for the 21st century
By Jake Fuss, Steven Globerman | March 10, 2021
Nova Scotia government should unwind early-COVID emergency spending in upcoming budget
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 9, 2021
Upcoming budget represents unique opportunity for New Brunswick
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | March 2, 2021
Governments in Atlantic Canada should increase space for the private sector
By Fred McMahon | January 29, 2021
Despite high spending on public schools, New Brunswick sees relatively poor student performance
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | January 6, 2021
More spending on public schools not producing better results in Nova Scotia
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | January 5, 2021
Charitable giving on the wane in Newfoundland and Labrador
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | January 4, 2021
Charitable giving on the wane in Nova Scotia
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | December 23, 2020
Freer trade will benefit Atlantic provinces more than others
By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | December 17, 2020
New Brunswick health-care wait times among longest in Canada
By Alex Whalen, Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir | December 17, 2020
Maritime provinces could soon see smaller slice of equalization pie
By Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | December 8, 2020
Atlantic provinces addiction to big government suppresses economic growth
By Fred McMahon | December 4, 2020
New Brunswick’s waning economic freedom part of region-wide crisis
By Fred McMahon | November 24, 2020
New Brunswick government finances officially unsustainable
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | November 19, 2020
Furey government should reduce spending to spur economic recovery in province
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | October 23, 2020
New Brunswick must improve investment climate during COVID recovery
By Alex Whalen, Steven Globerman | October 14, 2020
Trudeau government deals another blow to Newfoundland and Labrador
By Alex Whalen, Elmira Aliakbari | October 8, 2020
Nova Scotia most government-dominated province in Canada
By Alex Whalen, Steven Globerman | October 1, 2020
McNeil government should allow private sector to help reduce surgery backlog
By Mackenzie Moir, Alex Whalen, Bacchus Barua | September 21, 2020
COVID crisis presents opportunity for trade reform in Atlantic Canada
By Alex Whalen, Ben Eisen | September 1, 2020
Unemployment spike may trigger rethink of EI program in Atlantic Canada and beyond
By Alex Whalen, Fred McMahon | August 6, 2020
McNeil government should reduce income tax rates to spur Nova Scotia’s COVID recovery
By Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill | July 30, 2020
P.E.I.’s massive budget deficit could grow much larger
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | July 14, 2020
McNeil government faces debt tidal wave
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | June 11, 2020