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Juillet 10, 2017 10:59AM

Provincial and local governments should make infrastructure decisions, not Ottawa
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, David Hunt
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Conditional grants give the federal government greater sway over projects across Canada.

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infrastructure, infrastructure spending, Ottawa, Justin Trudeau, toronto transit, transit, government spending
Juillet 6, 2017 4:30AM

Provincial government net debt up 89% in less than a decade
Livio Di Matteo
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Ontario has seen its share of total provincial net debt rise to 51 per cent.

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net debt, debt, provincial debt, debt and deficits, ontario debt, bc debt, quebec debt, kathleen wynne, rachel notley, canada
Juillet 5, 2017 2:38PM

Alberta in net debt for the first time in nearly 20 years
Steve Lafleur
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The province's projected $10.3 billion deficit for 2017/18 could be much higher.

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joe ceci, alberta economy, debt and deficits, rachel notley, alberta government spending
Juin 30, 2017 12:29PM

B.C.’s NDP government will likely raise taxes and increase government spending
Charles Lammam
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The NDP-Green tax changes, if fully implemented, will increase the tax burden for the average British Columbian family by $594.

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john horgan, christy clark, andrew weaver, bc NDP, NDP, debt and deficit, Green Party, deficit spending, tax increases, carbon tax, income tax, taxes, governement spending
Juin 28, 2017 5:00AM

Ontario government celebrates lotteries and booze while applying ‘sin taxes’
Livio Di Matteo
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Tobacco taxes and LCBO revenues have grown robustly.

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sin taxes, liquor board, alcohol sales, cigarettes, tobacco tax, lotteries, kathleen wynne, ontario
Juin 8, 2017 5:00AM

Economic bright spots no justification for increased government spending in Ontario
Livio Di Matteo
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Economic productivity remains low, which translates into lower wage and income growth for Ontarians.

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kathleen wynne, ontario economy, ontario government spending, debt, economic growth
Juin 7, 2017 2:23PM

Alberta should look to France, Germany and Australia to improve its health-care system
Bacchus Barua, Ben Eisen
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Albertans wait 22.9 weeks for treatment—five weeks longer than 15 years ago.

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health care, cost of waiting for care, rachel notley, health-care wait times in Canada, universal access health care, Justin Trudeau, alberta health care
Juin 5, 2017 2:57PM

NDP-Green carbon tax hikes likely won’t be revenue neutral
Charles Lammam, Taylor Jackson
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The B.C. NDP plans to use new carbon tax revenues for increased government spending and “climate change solutions.”
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john horgan, andrew weaver, NDP, carbon rax, Green Party, british columbia, christy clark
Juin 5, 2017 7:00AM

Alberta private sector improving but government finances remain in bad shape
Steve Lafleur, David Watson
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More big deficits of $9.7 billion and $7.2 billion are projected for the next two years.

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rachel notley, joe ceci, alberta economy, private sector growth, alberta jobs, debt and deficit, alberta deficits
Mai 30, 2017 3:00AM

In Ontario, the cost of doing business is high
Ben Eisen, David Watson
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Business owners worry about rising electricity costs.

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kathleen wynne, ontario economy, business, business investment, ontario debt, debt and deficits, debt to GDP ratio

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