The cost and the time required for the project would likely increase dramatically.
Government Spending & Taxes
May 24, 2017
4:00AM
Between 2015/16 and 2017/18, program spending in Alberta is projected to increase by roughly 11 per cent.
May 16, 2017
3:00AM
The program will provide a single person up to $16,989 per year in tax-free government transfers.
May 12, 2017
10:46AM
The B.C. NDP wants to raise the province’s carbon tax to $50 per tonne.
May 12, 2017
8:55AM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s expected level of per person spending this fiscal year ($8,337) is just $38 less than the all-time high.
May 12, 2017
3:00AM
Ontario will add $34 billion in debt over the next three years.
May 11, 2017
1:02PM
The province's net financial debt will climb by $35.4 billion between now and 2019/20.
May 11, 2017
3:00AM
Queen’s Park is throwing money at the problem and hoping it will disappear.
May 5, 2017
1:34PM
By 2018/19, the cost of servicing Alberta’s provincial debt will roughly double to $2 billion.
May 5, 2017
8:41AM
Queen's Park should amend existing programs to better target vulnerable groups.
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