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Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Year-end facts Canadians need to know
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | January 8, 2019
Critics paint misleading picture of CEO-to-worker pay gap
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | January 3, 2019
Alberta under siege in 2019
By Kenneth P. Green | January 3, 2019
Equalization—separating fact from fiction
By Ben Eisen, Jake Fuss | December 20, 2018
A visit from the ghost of Ontario’s fiscal future
By Ben Eisen | December 19, 2018
Gaining advantage—eliminating provincial capital gains taxes in Alberta
By Jason Clemens, Ben Eisen | December 18, 2018
As capital exits Canada, Ottawa continues to push unattractive policies
By Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman | December 14, 2018
Carbon taxes—there are other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
By Kenneth P. Green | December 12, 2018
Quebec, Bombardier and the sunk cost fallacy
By Vincent Geloso | December 6, 2018
Calgary should stop looking for one big thing to fix its economy
By Steve Lafleur | December 5, 2018
Trudeau government handouts will stifle much-needed innovation in Canada’s media industry
By Lydia Miljan | December 3, 2018
Big deficits or slash-and-burn—the Ford government’s false choice
By Ben Eisen | November 28, 2018
Labour participation and job creation rates tell untold tale of Canadian economy
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | November 26, 2018
Trudeau government's economic update does little to improve Canadian competitiveness
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens | November 22, 2018
On spending and deficits—if nothing changes, nothing changes
By Ben Eisen | November 21, 2018
Carbon taxes take a beating—north and south
By Kenneth P. Green | November 21, 2018
Canada has fallen asleep and must wake up—fast
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens | November 19, 2018
‘Mini-budget’ an early test of Ford government resolve
By Ben Eisen | November 14, 2018
Premier Notley, capital follows path of least resistance
By Kenneth P. Green | November 14, 2018
The Trudeau and Ford governments—two fiscal statements, one debt problem
By Livio Di Matteo | November 14, 2018
Ford government faces three-pronged threat to Ontario’s competitiveness
By Ben Eisen | November 7, 2018
First Nations will receive billions in payouts and settlements from Ottawa
By Tom Flanagan | November 6, 2018
Trudeau government employs spend it if you have it (and more) fiscal policy
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | November 5, 2018
Contrary to what the finance minister says, federal finances are vulnerable
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | November 1, 2018
The carbon taxman is coming
By Kenneth P. Green | October 31, 2018