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Government Spending Commentary Archive

Community capitalism flowering among some First Nations
By Tom Flanagan, Taylor Jackson | November 21, 2017
‘Just spend more’ is not a sound guiding principle for government
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | November 20, 2017
Seniors migration cost British Columbia $7.2 billion in health-care expenses
By Ashley Stedman, Jason Clemens | November 15, 2017
Economists and media fuel confusion on Canada’s economy and economic policy
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | November 3, 2017
Despite brisk economic growth, Ontario continues to rack-up debt
By Ben Eisen | November 1, 2017
Canada’s aging population will strain government coffers
By Taylor Jackson, Jason Clemens | October 31, 2017
Prime Minister Trudeau on track to set record for increasing federal debt
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | October 26, 2017
Reality check—this year’s uptick in economic growth has nothing to do with government policy
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | October 25, 2017
Ontario’s finances—remembering the big picture
By Ben Eisen | October 25, 2017
Removing resource revenue from equalization would do nothing for Alberta
By Ben Eisen, Joel Emes | October 5, 2017
B.C. provincial finances precarious after just a few months of NDP governance
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | October 2, 2017
Facts belie misguided perceptions about public school spending in Canada
By Angela MacLeod, Joel Emes | September 21, 2017
Alberta—from fiscal leader to fiscal laggard
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | September 18, 2017
NDP may break campaign promise with big spending budget
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | September 15, 2017
Ontario—from fiscal leader to fiscal laggard
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | September 13, 2017
B.C. at fiscal crossroads—next week’s budget update will reveal path new government takes
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | September 8, 2017
Sensational headlines about economic growth breed complacency
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | September 7, 2017
Despite overheated claims, Alberta public schools are not under-funded
By Angela MacLeod, Joel Emes | September 6, 2017
Spending on B.C. public schools up despite dwindling enrolment
By Angela MacLeod, Joel Emes | September 6, 2017
Per student spending in Ontario up more than 23%, despite claims to the contrary
By Angela MacLeod, Joel Emes | September 6, 2017
Should equalization really grow forever?
By Ben Eisen, Joel Emes | August 22, 2017
Trudeau’s carbon-pricing fixation out of step with Canadians
By Kenneth P. Green | July 28, 2017
Are B.C. schools really ‘starved’ for resources?
By Ben Eisen, Angela MacLeod | July 26, 2017
Blame game aside, the Trudeau government should accept responsibility for its spending choices
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | July 17, 2017
Wynne government’s giant rubber duck—the economic effects
By Ben Eisen | July 12, 2017