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Mai 18, 2017 3:00AM

Government’s plan for Northern Ontario fails to deliver
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Livio Di Matteo
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Population is not growing, employment is shrinking, and new investment spending has shrunk.

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Other Topics
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kathleen wynne, ontario government, northern ontario, investment spending, employment, unemployment, population growth, ontario public sector, sudbury
Mai 17, 2017 7:50AM

Canada’s air quality dramatically improved despite increased energy use
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Ross McKitrick, Elmira Aliakbari
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Concentrations of ground-level ozone have also decreased.

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Environment
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air quality, canadian air quality, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, air pollution, canada's environmental record, environment policy, regulation
Mai 16, 2017 3:00AM

Ontario’s basic income unlikely to help people get ahead
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Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The program will provide a single person up to $16,989 per year in tax-free government transfers.
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Government Spending & Taxes
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basic income pilot project, kathleen wynne, ontario, government transfers, poverty
Mai 15, 2017 3:00AM

Unemployment rate doesn’t tell full story of Ontario’s economy
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Ben Eisen, David Watson
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Labour market performance has been extremely weak since the last recession.

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labour, employment rate, unemployment rate, ontario, jobs, workers, Ottawa, Toronto, greater golden horseshoe, GTA
Mai 12, 2017 2:05PM

William Watson: Can journalists be taught economics? We'll find out
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William Watson
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There are lots of things local governments will buy when the two senior levels of government are paying.

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economics, journalists, media
Mai 12, 2017 10:46AM

B.C. election spawns uncertain future for resource and environmental policy
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Kenneth P. Green
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The B.C. NDP wants to raise the province’s carbon tax to $50 per tonne.

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Environment, Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources
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christy clark, john horgan, bc NDP, metro vancouver, Green Party, carbon tax, bc's competitiveness, LNG industry
Mai 12, 2017 8:55AM

Prime ministers and government spending in Canada—a retrospective
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Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s expected level of per person spending this fiscal year ($8,337) is just $38 less than the all-time high.

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Government Spending & Taxes
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Justin Trudeau, stephen harper, federal government spending, federal government debt, budget deficit
Mai 12, 2017 3:00AM

Ontario’s debt plan—weak and risky
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Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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Ontario will add $34 billion in debt over the next three years.
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Government Spending & Taxes
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ontario debt, ontario deficits, charles sousa, kathleen wynne, ontario economy, debt interest, taxpayers
Mai 11, 2017 1:02PM

Alberta’s debt service costs set to double in just four years
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Steve Lafleur, David Watson
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The province's net financial debt will climb by $35.4 billion between now and 2019/20.

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Government Spending & Taxes
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alberta debt, alberta deficits, joe ceci, rachel notley, debt interest
Mai 11, 2017 3:00AM

Ontarians wait longer for health care than citizens of other universal health-care countries
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Bacchus Barua
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Queen’s Park is throwing money at the problem and hoping it will disappear.

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Government Spending & Taxes, Health Care
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health care wait times, wait times, ontario health care, ontario health care spending, kathleen wynne, universal access health care

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