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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
Novembre 6, 2018 10:40AM

Provincial finances in trouble—spotlight Central Canada
Ben Eisen
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Quebec is currently the most indebted province relative to the size of the provincial economy.

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philippe couillard, François Legault, quebec, doug ford, kathleen wynne, ontario, taxes, government spending, debt and deficit
Novembre 5, 2018 2:58PM

Canada has lost its competitive advantage over the U.S.
Fred McMahon, Ben Eisen
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Ottawa and most provincial governments have failed to offer any significant de-regulatory strategy.

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deregulation, debt, infrastructure, competitiveness, canada, taxes, reform
Octobre 29, 2018 3:01PM

Government debt—a snapshot of each province
Livio Di Matteo
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Ontario’s debt grew by 107 per cent over 10 years.

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debt and deficit, government debt, ontario debt, bc debt, alberta debt, quebec debt
Octobre 26, 2018 12:39PM

Will the CAI solve our climate-policy problem and end eco-micro-management?
William Watson
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One reason for a federation is to pursue different approaches to policy.

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carbon pricing, carbon tax, taxes, trudeau government

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