A lack of fiscal prudence left Canada vulnerable when the pandemic hit.
Government Spending & Taxes
March 28, 2022
3:56PM
Canada's productivity growth and levels of business investment have been lacklustre for decades.
March 22, 2022
1:57PM
The NDP election platform called for per-person spending to reach $11,446 in 2022/23.
March 18, 2022
4:00AM
On average, couples with children in the bottom 20 per cent pay $318 per year more than they did previously.
December 30, 2021
8:00AM
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland require the most policy action to correct their unsustainable fiscal trajectories.
November 12, 2021
8:36AM
The Ontario government plans to increase the minimum wage to $15 in January.
October 21, 2021
3:31PM
Several businesses, particularly in the service industry, are struggling to find workers.
October 18, 2021
2:12PM
During the Trudeau period, business investment actually declined by 0.2 per cent.
September 23, 2021
9:40AM
The Trudeau government will likely expand the scope of our public health-care system and Canadian families will pay even more for public health care every year.
September 22, 2021
2:22PM
The new Liberal minority government should develop a credible plan to balance the budget and stop debt accumulation.
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