Deficits and debts are not free money—they come at a cost.
Government Spending & Taxes
Horgan government will spend $492 million on 4,900 subsidized rental units.
Quebec is currently the most indebted province relative to the size of the provincial economy.
Ottawa and most provincial governments have failed to offer any significant de-regulatory strategy.
Ontario’s debt grew by 107 per cent over 10 years.
One reason for a federation is to pursue different approaches to policy.
New Brunswick's debt load will climb to an estimated 115 per cent of GDP over the next 25 years.
The plan doesn’t account for job losses, lower wages and reduced investment when calculating the impacts of the carbon tax on Canadian households.
Quebec has one of the highest top personal income tax rates of any province or U.S. state.
Minister McKenna is wrong to imply that policy action on emissions is a necessary condition for economic growth in Canada.
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