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  1. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive
  2. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Ford government should exercise prudence in these volatile times
By Ben Eisen | March 19, 2020
New Brunswick budget tackles debt but eschews meaningful tax relief
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | March 16, 2020
Alberta careening towards fiscal disaster
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | March 11, 2020
Policymakers across Canada should study Michigan’s success
By Robert P. Murphy | March 11, 2020
Trudeau government rejects almost every principle of historic 1995 Liberal budget
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | March 6, 2020
Horgan budget makes B.C. less attractive to top talent
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | March 5, 2020
You can believe in climate science without supporting every proposed climate policy
By Ross McKitrick | March 5, 2020
Kenney government fails to restore Alberta’s income tax advantage
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | March 5, 2020
Trudeau government should learn from Chrétien-era tax relief
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | March 4, 2020
Kenney buys another ticket for the resource roller-coaster
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | March 3, 2020
Alberta on track to balance budget—but significant fiscal challenges remain
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | February 29, 2020
Kenney government faces more hard choices with second budget
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | February 26, 2020
Canadians paying dearly for government debt in Canada
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | February 20, 2020
Health-care reform—less Ottawa, more Alberta (and other provinces)
By Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens | February 19, 2020
Any ‘Fair Deal’ for Alberta requires fundamental rethink of fiscal federalism in Canada
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | February 13, 2020
Despite residential hike, Vancouver businesses still disproportionately shoulder property tax burden
By Josef Filipowicz | February 11, 2020
Morneau doubles down on deficit-spending plans
By Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | February 6, 2020
Government debt-interest payments already hurting Albertans
By Ben Eisen | February 6, 2020
Trudeau sets another record—and not in a good way
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | February 5, 2020
At this rate, Alberta’s debt could look like Ontario’s in a decade
By Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss | February 4, 2020
Alberta can force the provinces to renegotiate equalization—here’s how
By Rainer Knopff | February 3, 2020
Government workers in Atlantic Canada make 11.9% more than private-sector counterparts
By Alex Whalen, Milagros Palacios | February 3, 2020
Trudeau tax relief plan—funded by borrowed money—will do little for economic growth
By Jake Fuss, Finn Poschmann | January 30, 2020
Controlling government-sector salaries key to Kenney’s deficit-reduction plans
By Ben Eisen | January 30, 2020
Union leaders want smaller classes, yet the evidence does not support their claims
By Ben Eisen | January 29, 2020