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Novembre 27, 2020 6:06PM

What a difference a decade can make—southwestern Ontario’s sobering lesson for Alberta
Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur
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What a difference a decade can make—southwestern Ontario’s sobering lesson for Alberta

Alberta had the lowest top personal income tax bracket in North America in 2014—now it has the 10th highest.

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household income, ontario jobs, ontario economy, ontario landscape, alberta economy
Novembre 25, 2020 9:53AM

Alberta fiscal update projects budget deficits over next three years—with consequences
Tegan Hill
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Alberta fiscal update projects budget deficits over next three years—with consequences

The update projects a $21.3 billion provincial budget deficit in 2020/21.

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alberta debt interest, alberta debt, alberta deficit, debt interest, debt interest payments
Novembre 25, 2020 9:35AM

Provinces should remove trade barriers to accelerate economic recovery

Jake Fuss
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Provinces should remove trade barriers to accelerate economic recovery

Eliminating trade barriers would decrease prices and raise household incomes.

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interprovincial trade, interprovincial trade barriers, inter-provincial trade, trade agreement, provincial trade barriers, trade barriers
Novembre 24, 2020 9:03AM

Southwestern Ontario lagging behind in job creation, income growth

Ben Eisen
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Southwestern Ontario lagging behind in job creation, income growth

In Windsor, median household income actually declined.

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cma, ontario jobs, ontario employment, ontario income, ontario economy
Novembre 23, 2020 4:46PM

Canada’s fiscal situation near crisis levels
Livio Di Matteo
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Canada’s fiscal situation near crisis levels

Federal net debt for 2020-21 will likely exceed $1.1 trillion.

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economic and fiscal update, federal government debt, federal deficits, federal debt
Novembre 16, 2020 3:08PM

Ontario’s red ink—the Ford government should heed lessons from recent past

Ben Eisen
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Ontario’s red ink—the Ford government should heed lessons from recent past

According to the recent budget, Ontario's deficits will average 3.7 per cent of GDP over the next three years.

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ontario budget, ontario deficit, ontario deficits, ontario government spending
Novembre 12, 2020 12:43PM

With right approach, Ford government can stop Ontario’s fiscal roller-coaster

Ben Eisen
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With right approach, Ford government can stop Ontario’s fiscal roller-coaster

Government workers in Ontario receive higher wages and more generous benefits than similar workers in the private sector.

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ontario debt, ontario deficit, public compensation, government worker compensation
Novembre 12, 2020 10:13AM

Alberta should better align government-sector compensation with the private sector

Tegan Hill
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Alberta should better align government-sector compensation with the private sector

Government workers in Alberta received 9.3 per cent more (on average) in wages than their private-sector counterparts.

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alberta debt interest, alberta debt, alberta government debt, alberta deficits, public and private compensation
Novembre 6, 2020 3:29PM

Biden’s presidency poses new risks for Canada’s energy sector
Elmira Aliakbari, Jairo Yunis
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Biden’s presidency poses new risks for Canada’s energy sector

Biden’s climate plan aims to wean the U.S. off of fossil fuels.

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energy sector, energy exports, oil production, oil exports, oil and gas industry
Novembre 6, 2020 9:48AM

Size of government matters for economic growth
Jason Clemens, Alex Whalen
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Size of government matters for economic growth

Nova Scotia recorded the largest government sector at 61.6 per cent of the economy, more than double the optimal size.

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proper size of government, optimal size of government, size of government

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