Starting in 1995, Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Finance Minister Paul Martin reduced program spending, balanced the budget and cut taxes.
Government Spending & Taxes
September 1, 2016
1:58PM
August 31, 2016
9:09AM
On health care, despite a high level of spending, Canadians have comparatively poor access to technology and doctors, and long wait times for surgery.
August 30, 2016
3:57AM
Alberta's provincial government has dramatically increased personal and corporate income taxes.
August 26, 2016
12:54PM
Taxes for the average Canadian family have increased 1,939 per cent since 1961.
August 26, 2016
3:45AM
Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update now expects the province’s operating deficit this year will be $10.9 billion.
August 25, 2016
12:56PM
Ontario and Michigan may fund corporate welfare on both sides of the border.
August 24, 2016
3:58AM
In a recent study, we tracked the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2015.
August 23, 2016
2:38PM
Sustained program spending growth by successive governments is the primary reason for the big deficits.
August 23, 2016
3:38AM
The average Canadian family can expect to pay $11,494 this year for public health care.
August 18, 2016
10:31AM
Host cities such as Athens and Rio are already major tourist destinations because of what they intrinsically offer.
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