Juillet 7, 2022 11:00AM

Mining investors remain worried about Yukon’s disputed land claims

Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari

The territory ranked among the world's top 10 most-attractive mining jurisdictions.

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mining investment, mining industry, mining, mining policies

Juillet 5, 2022 8:28AM

Resource revenue drove Alberta’s huge fiscal turnaround in 2021-22

Tegan Hill

Alberta’s fiscal improvement is good news, but without significant policy changes, it will only last so long as commodity prices stay high.

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resource revenues, resource revenue, alberta deficit, alberta revenues, alberta government finances, alberta government spending

Juillet 5, 2022 4:00AM

Canada’s aging population—what does it mean for government finances?

Ben Eisen

At the provincial level, an aging population is putting upward pressure on health-care spending.

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aging population, health care spending, canadian seniors, health-care costs

Juillet 1, 2022 6:00AM

Quebec has latest ‘Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day’ of any province

Jake Fuss

The federal and provincial governments will run combined deficits of $86 billion in 2022.

Étiquettes:

tax freedom day, quebec tax competitiveness, quebec budget, provincial debt, budget deficit

Juin 29, 2022 10:28AM

Tax Freedom Day in Nova Scotia—not much to celebrate

Evin Ryan, Alex Whalen

The average Nova Scotia family will pay more than 44 per cent of their income on taxes this year.

Étiquettes:

tax freedom day, tax bill, tax burden, nova scotia, personal income tax rate

Juin 15, 2022 1:32PM

Ottawa’s unnecessary deficit-spending hurts economic growth

Conrad Eder, Jake Fuss

So-called "stimulus spending" displaces future private spending and reduces future economic growth.

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federal deficits, budget deficit, deficit spending, federal government debt, federal debt

Juin 14, 2022 4:02PM

Canadians relearning hard economic lessons of ’70s and ’80s

Livio Di Matteo

Persistent labour shortages are helping drive up costs.

Étiquettes:

unemployment, labour shortage, inflation, inflation rate, recession, interest rate hike

Juin 9, 2022 1:44PM

Alberta government increased program spending by $4 billion in three months

Tegan Hill

The province's revenue will likely be even higher than forecast in Budget 2022.

Étiquettes:

alberta's finances, alberta debt, resource revenues, alberta finances, alberta government debt, alberta government finances

Juin 6, 2022 10:38AM

Ford government gets second chance to repair Ontario’s finances

Ben Eisen

According to forecasts, the province’s net debt will eclipse $468 billion by 2024/25.

Étiquettes:

net debt, ontario debt, ontario's debt, Ontario's deficit, ontario government debt, ontario's finances

Juin 3, 2022 11:02AM

Ottawa expanding its share of government spending in Canada

Livio Di Matteo

In 2020, the federal expenditure share jumped to 40 per cent.

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federal government debt, federal debt, federal spending, federal government spending

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Mining investors remain worried about Yukon’s disputed land claims

Resource revenue drove Alberta’s huge fiscal turnaround in 2021-22

Canada’s aging population—what does it mean for government finances?

Quebec has latest ‘Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day’ of any province

Tax Freedom Day in Nova Scotia—not much to celebrate

Ottawa’s unnecessary deficit-spending hurts economic growth

Canadians relearning hard economic lessons of ’70s and ’80s

Alberta government increased program spending by $4 billion in three months

Ford government gets second chance to repair Ontario’s finances

Ottawa expanding its share of government spending in Canada

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