From 2000 to 2016, the federal government’s core departments and separate agencies have seen employment grow by more than 22 per cent.
Government Spending & Taxes
January 23, 2017
3:00AM
The more money governments spend on interest payments, the less money is available for programs and services.
January 20, 2017
2:41PM
Government employees in B.C. receive, on average, 7.4 per cent higher wages than comparable workers in the private sector.
January 19, 2017
3:00AM
As the prime minister tours the country, he can see how his policies are making things worse—not better.
January 17, 2017
3:00AM
It’s not clear what “tax fairness” means to Prime Minister Trudeau.
January 10, 2017
8:52AM
Deficits, among other consequences, weaken business confidence in Canada’s economy.
January 6, 2017
3:50PM
The introduction of a carbon price must replace, not be in addition to, existing regulations.
January 5, 2017
3:00AM
Taxes already account for approximately 35 per cent of the price at the pump.
December 21, 2016
9:39AM
Province’s unemployment rate has hit nine per cent.
December 19, 2016
1:11PM
Canada’s finance ministers are currently meeting in Ottawa to discuss federal health transfers.
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