Décembre 12, 2016 3:00AM

Education reform, not more money, is the answer to declining PISA scores

Deani Van Pelt, Sazid Hasan

Per student education spending in Canada increased by 39 per cent in just over a decade.

Étiquettes:

education spending, student achievement, student performance, parents, school choice, pisa scores, teacher unions

Décembre 6, 2016 3:00AM

Spending cuts impose less economic damage than tax hikes

Charles Lammam

Study examines how fiscal policies aimed at reducing government deficits affect the economy.

Étiquettes:

taxes, government spending canada, debt and deficit, deficit spending, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, rachel notley, kathleen wynne

Décembre 2, 2016 3:10PM

Italy’s referendum—diminishing democracy or cutting the fat?

Livio Di Matteo

Canadians shouldn't be too smug in their assessment of the Italian situation.

Étiquettes:

Matteo Renzi, debt and deficit, size of government, government bureaucracy

Décembre 1, 2016 8:54AM

Dear Minister Ceci, when you’re in a hole, stop digging

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

Alberta government program spending is up $700 million from what was initially budgeted.

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, joe ceci, alberta economy, debt and deficit, oilsands, alberta government spending

Novembre 25, 2016 3:34AM

William Watson: Tolls for Toronto highways are a great idea

William Watson

If tolls get people off the roads, you don’t need the subsidy to subways, too.

Étiquettes:

Toronto, john tory, road tolls, traffic congestion

Novembre 24, 2016 11:15AM

Spending choices, not a drop in oil prices, spurred Alberta’s chronic deficits

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

Texas ran five straight surpluses from 2009 to 2014.

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, debt and deficit, alberta deficits, oil and gas, texas, oilsands, alberta government spending

Novembre 21, 2016 3:38AM

During the oil boom, Texas spent prudently, Alberta did not

Steve Lafleur

Public-sector employment growth in Alberta more than doubled the growth rate in Texas.

Étiquettes:

alberta economy, rachel notley, government spending, oil and gas, texas economy, debt and deficits

Novembre 14, 2016 1:44PM

Ontario’s plan is hardly working

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

The average Ontarian is now poorer than the average Canadian.

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, charles sousa, ontario economy, debt and deficit, ontario government

Novembre 14, 2016 3:00AM

Rosy rhetoric can’t hide Ontario’s dreary fiscal outlook

Livio Di Matteo

In the absence of additional action, Ontario budget deficits will continue to at least 2020-21.

Étiquettes:

charles sousa, kathleen wynne, ontario economy, ontario debt, debt and deficit

Novembre 4, 2016 12:32PM

William Watson: What’s new should be what’s news in a fiscal update

William Watson

Are we really going to spend $135 million on talk shows?

Étiquettes:

fiscal update, bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, government spending, liberal government, deficit spending

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Government Spending & Taxes

Education reform, not more money, is the answer to declining PISA scores

Spending cuts impose less economic damage than tax hikes

Italy’s referendum—diminishing democracy or cutting the fat?

Dear Minister Ceci, when you’re in a hole, stop digging

William Watson: Tolls for Toronto highways are a great idea

Spending choices, not a drop in oil prices, spurred Alberta’s chronic deficits

During the oil boom, Texas spent prudently, Alberta did not

Ontario’s plan is hardly working

Rosy rhetoric can’t hide Ontario’s dreary fiscal outlook

William Watson: What’s new should be what’s news in a fiscal update

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