The newly-announced GST holiday and tax rebate is a grab bag of bad ideas that will not get Canada out of its long-term growth rut.
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All provinces except B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan will receive equalization payments this year.
In the U.S., mattress industry lobbyists obtained a 744 per cent tariff on foreign mattresses.
As the federal government increases its spending estimates, it further delays plans to reduce the deficit.
Out of 2,621 survey respondents, more than 800 were stuck on more than five different waitlists.
The province's homicide rate is up 42 per cent since 2014.
Albertans went from paying $58 per person in provincial debt interest costs in 2008/09 to $596 in 2021/22.
High tax rates lower the incentive for individuals to work, save and invest.
The province's debt will reach $429 billion this year.
Governments financed this new spending by printing money and inflation spiked to levels not seen in decades.
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