Juin 1, 2023 3:30AM

Private surgical clinic making life better for New Brunswickers

Mackenzie Moir, Alex Whalen

The province's median wait time between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment was 43.3 weeks.

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

private clinics, new brunswick, waiting for health care, universal health care, surgery wait

Mai 29, 2023 3:30AM

Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workers

Ben Eisen

Government workers in Ontario enjoy a 10.9 per cent wage premium compared to similar private-sector workers.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

public sector compensation, public sector employees, public compensation, government salaries

Mai 26, 2023 3:10PM

P.E.I. government delivers modest tax relief but fiscal clouds loom large

Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss

The province's net debt will reach a projected $3.2 billion by 2025/26.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

PEI debt, pei spending, pei budget, debt and deficit

Mai 22, 2023 3:30AM

P.E.I. lags behind most other provinces on employment income and other key metrics

Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen

The province's unemployment rate remained significantly above the national average throughout the entire 2010s.

Sujet:

Atlantic Canada Prosperity

Étiquettes:

prince edward island, prince edward island budget, PEI debt, pei spending

Mai 19, 2023 9:38AM

B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocritical

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

cancer treatment, waiting for treatment, waiting for health care, cost of waiting for treatment, health care spending

Mai 9, 2023 1:42PM

Government debt interest costs rising across Canada

Jake Fuss

Federal debt interest costs will reach a forecasted $43.9 billion in 2023/24.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

federal debt, federal government debt, debt interest, debt interest payments

Mai 1, 2023 3:00AM

Ontario's economic decline hurting household incomes

Ben Eisen

The province's median income increased by just 5.4 per cent—less than half the overall growth rate across Canada.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

ontario economy, ontario income, economic growth, ontario's finances, ontario jobs

Avril 29, 2023 4:30AM

Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering

Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen

Residents in the region pay some of the highest tax rates on personal income, goods and services.

Sujet:

Atlantic Canada Prosperity, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

atlantic canada economy, atlantic canada, atlantic canada prosperity, atlantic canada debt

Avril 27, 2023 5:30PM

Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

Patients in the province could expect to wait 25.8 weeks (on average) between a specialist referral and receipt of treatment.

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

bc health care, waiting for health care, bc hospitals, waiting for treatment, healthcare performance

Avril 25, 2023 8:53AM

U.S. states more attractive to energy investment than Canadian provinces including Alberta

Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari

Investment in the oil and gas sector fell from $76 billion in 2014 to $29 billion in 2022.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

bill c-69, Bill C-48, oil production, energy investment, energy regulation, environmental regulation

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Private surgical clinic making life better for New Brunswickers

Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workers

P.E.I. government delivers modest tax relief but fiscal clouds loom large

P.E.I. lags behind most other provinces on employment income and other key metrics

B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocritical

Government debt interest costs rising across Canada

Ontario's economic decline hurting household incomes

Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering

Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care

U.S. states more attractive to energy investment than Canadian provinces including Alberta

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