In Canada, total government spending—more than 40 per cent of GDP—is much higher than empirical evidence shows to be optimal.
Government Spending & Taxes
December 13, 2016
3:00AM
Per capita municipal debt in Ontario ranged from a low of zero in Whitby to a high of $2,634 in York Region.
December 12, 2016
3:00AM
Per student education spending in Canada increased by 39 per cent in just over a decade.
December 6, 2016
3:00AM
Study examines how fiscal policies aimed at reducing government deficits affect the economy.
December 2, 2016
3:10PM
Canadians shouldn't be too smug in their assessment of the Italian situation.
December 1, 2016
8:54AM
Alberta government program spending is up $700 million from what was initially budgeted.
November 25, 2016
3:34AM
If tolls get people off the roads, you don’t need the subsidy to subways, too.
November 24, 2016
11:15AM
Texas ran five straight surpluses from 2009 to 2014.
November 21, 2016
3:38AM
Public-sector employment growth in Alberta more than doubled the growth rate in Texas.
November 14, 2016
1:44PM
The average Ontarian is now poorer than the average Canadian.
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