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  2. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Morneau seems uninterested in perilous state of federal finances
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | January 27, 2020
Ontarians shoulder provincial government debt—and big chunk of federal debt
By Ben Eisen, Jake Fuss | January 27, 2020
Focus on economic growth—not redistribution through tax hikes on the rich
By Philip Cross | January 23, 2020
Complacency about Alberta’s debt is a dangerous mistake
By Ben Eisen | January 23, 2020
Ottawa and the provinces have a big debt problem
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | January 16, 2020
Federal spending reaches highest level in Canadian history
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | January 15, 2020
Ford government’s upcoming second budget should include real fiscal reform
By Ben Eisen | January 15, 2020
Kenney government should reform health care to shorten wait times and save money
By Ben Eisen, Mackenzie Moir | January 10, 2020
More bad news for federal finances—even worse if recession hits
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | January 10, 2020
Ford government must get serious about reducing government debt
By Ben Eisen | January 8, 2020
Painful decade for Alberta finances finally over
By Steve Lafleur | January 8, 2020
Federal government making up fiscal rules on the fly
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | January 7, 2020
Trudeau government making wrong type of tax cuts
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | January 6, 2020
Ontario won’t be ‘open for business’ without business property tax reform
By Josef Filipowicz | January 6, 2020
New Brunswick’s high level of education spending produces relatively poor student performance
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | December 30, 2019
Alberta carbon tax—just bad economics
By Robert P. Murphy | December 19, 2019
Say goodbye to Ontario’s ‘lost decade’ of debt and economic pain
By Ben Eisen | December 18, 2019
Ontario spends more on education while student test scores decline
By Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens | December 17, 2019
Spending reductions in the 1990s dwarf Kenney’s budget plans
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | December 12, 2019
Controlling government wages crucial to Ford’s deficit-reduction plan
By Ben Eisen | December 11, 2019
Climate change—to pay, or not to pay?
By Kenneth P. Green | December 4, 2019
More money from Ottawa the wrong solution to Ontario’s fiscal challenges
By Ben Eisen | December 4, 2019
Alberta ready for another ride on the Resource Revenue Roller-coaster
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | December 4, 2019
Property tax rates much higher for businesses than residents—which can cause serious problems
By Josef Filipowicz, Steven Globerman | November 23, 2019
Property tax rates in Calgary and Edmonton much higher for businesses than residents
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | November 21, 2019