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Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Today’s federal government—massive spending growth and epic betting
By Jock Finlayson | May 1, 2024
Canada can solve its productivity ‘emergency’—we just need politicians on board
By Jake Fuss | April 30, 2024
Ottawa’s capital gains tax hike—final nail in ‘business investment’ coffin
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | April 29, 2024
Latest federal budget will continue trend of negative outcomes for Canadians
By Matthew Lau | April 28, 2024
Honda deal latest episode of corporate welfare in Ontario
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | April 26, 2024
Canadians should decide what to do with their money—not politicians and bureaucrats
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | April 25, 2024
Federal capital gains tax hike will hurt New Brunswickers
By Alex Whalen | April 19, 2024
New capital gains hike won’t work as claimed but will harm the economy
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | April 18, 2024
Federal government sticks to its soft fiscal targets—but this is no cause for celebration
By Grady Munro, Jake Fuss | April 16, 2024
Ottawa touts wait lists for dysfunctional child-care program
By Matthew Lau | April 12, 2024
B.C. government maintains high tax rates despite prosperity gap in region
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | April 10, 2024
Federal government should acknowledge impact of carbon tax hike
By Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari | March 27, 2024
Federal government poised to miss another self-imposed fiscal target
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | March 18, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador government must balance budget to tackle massive debt
By Grady Munro, Alex Whalen | March 16, 2024
Reality check—Canadians remain mired in a recession
By Jason Clemens, Grady Munro, Milagros Palacios | March 14, 2024
Governments should end corporate welfare this budget season
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill, Joel Emes | March 13, 2024
NATO spending pledge—federal government faces lose-lose situation
By Grady Munro, Jake Fuss | March 6, 2024
Legault government recorded two highest years of spending in Quebec since 1965
By Yanick Labrie, Tegan Hill | March 1, 2024
Federal government not being honest about true cost of national pharmacare
By Jake Fuss, Mackenzie Moir | February 29, 2024
Spending restraint in Ottawa could help reduce inflation
By Jock Finlayson | February 28, 2024
Federal government can balance budget with relatively modest spending restraint
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | February 15, 2024
Federal government increased number of public service employees by more than 40%
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | February 7, 2024
Ottawa delivering economic stagnation—not progress
By Jake Fuss | February 4, 2024
Alberta government would run large deficit without historically high resource revenue
By Tegan Hill | February 2, 2024
Ottawa should eliminate agents of corporate welfare
By Alex Whalen | January 30, 2024