The new federal Liberal government will table its first budget next week, with media reports suggesting a deficit triple the amount promised during the election campaign.
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March 18, 2016
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March 17, 2016
4:13PM
Increased OAS spending means less spending elsewhere, higher taxes, and/or more government borrowing.
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March 17, 2016
1:05PM
The TD forecast shows a persistent federal deficit of approximately $30 billion a year for the foreseeable future.
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March 17, 2016
8:24AM
In the U.S. primaries, Trump is more popular than any particular alternative, but he’s not preferred by the majority.
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March 16, 2016
1:07PM
Policies that are uncompetitive and increase the time, costs, and risks associated with exploration could discourage investment in exploration.
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March 16, 2016
3:00AM
Eighty-eight per cent of minimum-wage earners do not live in a low-income household.
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March 15, 2016
10:56AM
In remote areas in Canada, the cost of providing Internet service that meets the CTRC’s basic service objectives exceeds the price customers pay.
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March 15, 2016
3:00AM
France spends slightly less (as a percentage of GDP) on health care than Canada, and has a higher number of physicians and hospital beds, and lower wait times.
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March 14, 2016
11:04AM
Unions become more powerful from a ban on replacements.
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March 14, 2016
3:00AM
Between 2003-04 and 2012-13, spending on public schools in Canada increased by 45.9 per cent.
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