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Novembre 27, 2018 3:24PM

GM layoffs highlight divergence between Ontario’s two biggest cities and rest of province
Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur
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Between 2008 and 2016, 98.6 per cent of all net job-creation in Ontario took place in Toronto and Ottawa.

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general motors, layoffs, doug ford, ontario economy, post-recession, Toronto
Novembre 26, 2018 1:52PM

The finance minister said what? Part 4
Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios
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The federal government expects the deficit in 2018-19 to reach $18.1 billion and grow next year to $19.6 billion.

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bill morneau, debt and deficit, budget deficit, deficit spending, recession, competitiveness, trudeau government, canadian economy
Novembre 23, 2018 11:26AM

No mistaking it now—the federal government has no interest in balancing the budget
Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens
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Program spending this fiscal year will reach $320.2 billion.

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debt and deficit, federal debt, deficit spending, budget balance, bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, federal government spending
Novembre 22, 2018 3:15PM

Calgary faces the consequences of overreliance on business taxes
Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur
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Calgary households will see a $60 property tax increase, on average.

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calgary city hall, calgary's property tax, business taxes, tax hikes
Novembre 21, 2018 3:30PM

Federal government doesn’t seem to recognize the hole it’s digging
Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens
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Just six months into its 2018/19 plan, the government upped spending by $8 billion.

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debt and deficit, deficit spending, federal debt, bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, fiscal update
Novembre 20, 2018 11:46AM

Provincial finances in trouble—spotlight Western Canada
Ben Eisen
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The PBO projects in 2042 Alberta will have more debt relative to the size of its economy than Ontario.

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alberta, manitoba, british columbia, debt and deficit, government debt, government spending
Novembre 16, 2018 2:33PM

Canada’s climate policy mess is hardly ‘cost-effective’
Ross McKitrick
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Handouts are far costlier than emission tax revenues to fund reductions in other tax rates.

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carbon pricing, carbon tax, carbon emissions, ghg, Ottawa
Novembre 15, 2018 1:42PM

Ontario’s ‘mini-budget’ makes little progress on deficit
Ben Eisen
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The government’s operating deficit now stands at $14.5 billion—only half a billion less than the pre-update status quo.

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ontario deficit, ontario debt, debt and deficit, government spending, doug ford
Novembre 15, 2018 12:32PM

Successive Ontario governments increased net debt from $139 billion to $338 billion
Livio Di Matteo
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Deficits and debts are not free money—they come at a cost.

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debt and deficit, ontario debt, ontario deficit, government spending, kathleen wynne, doug ford
Novembre 14, 2018 2:22PM

Rather than help all renters, B.C. government picks a lucky few
Josef Filipowicz
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Horgan government will spend $492 million on 4,900 subsidized rental units.

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metro vancouver, city of vancouver, john horgan, housing, housing affordability, rental housing, renters, homebuilding

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