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Government Spending Commentary Archive

2015: Alberta’s difficult economic year
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | January 4, 2016
Alberta’s credit downgrade a wakeup call to change course
By Steve Lafleur, Charles Lammam | December 29, 2015
Don’t blame feds for Ontario’s fiscal woes
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | December 29, 2015
Ontario’s per-person debt burden will soon exceed Quebec’s
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | December 18, 2015
Deficits in good times lead to trouble in bad times
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | December 9, 2015
Sousa sticks with risky status quo plan to eliminate Ontario’s deficit
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | December 2, 2015
What to look for in Ontario’s fiscal update this week
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | November 26, 2015
Think-tanker ascends to minister of finance
By Ben Eisen, Jason Clemens | November 24, 2015
End of the Chretien Consensus in Canada?
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | November 24, 2015
Ontario needs to speed up its deficit reduction: Government should look at compensation for government employees
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | November 18, 2015
Another warning sign Ontario may not meet its balanced budget target
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | November 13, 2015
Lessons from the past on governance in Canada
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | November 9, 2015
Oil prices aren’t to blame; Alberta’s budget misdiagnoses the problem
By Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur | November 3, 2015
Tackle Alberta’s deficit by cutting spending—not raising taxes
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | October 26, 2015
Don’t blame oil prices for Alberta’s deficit
By Steve Lafleur, Charles Lammam | October 23, 2015
Alberta would be in surplus, not deficit, had the government restrained spending
By Steve Lafleur, Charles Lammam | October 13, 2015
What are the top three business/economic issues federal parties should be addressing in the current federal campaign?
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | October 7, 2015
Notley government must change course to avoid more red ink
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | September 5, 2015
Ontario credit downgrade yet another sign for fiscal policy change
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | July 18, 2015
Rachel Notley is Bob Rae 2.0
By Jason Clemens, Ben Eisen | July 6, 2015
A guaranteed annual income in Alberta is a longshot
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | June 26, 2015
Dear Mr. Clark, please tell the premier revenue is not Ontario’s problem
By Niels Veldhuis, Ben Eisen | June 25, 2015
Times have changed: public-sector employment on the rise in Canada, especially in Ontario
By Livio Di Matteo | June 25, 2015
Can Alberta's NDP Government Clean up the PC Fiscal Mess? It Wouldn’t Be The First Time
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | June 22, 2015
Alberta’s decline is a chance for other Western provinces
By Mark Milke | June 20, 2015