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Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workers

Government workers in Ontario enjoy a 10.9 per cent wage premium compared to similar private-sector workers.


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B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocritical

The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.


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Government debt interest costs rising across Canada

Federal debt interest costs will reach a forecasted $43.9 billion in 2023/24.


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Ontario's economic decline hurting household incomes

The province's median income increased by just 5.4 per cent—less than half the overall growth rate across Canada.


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Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering

Residents in the region pay some of the highest tax rates on personal income, goods and services.


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Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care

Patients in the province could expect to wait 25.8 weeks (on average) between a specialist referral and receipt of treatment.


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U.S. states more attractive to energy investment than Canadian provinces including Alberta

Investment in the oil and gas sector fell from $76 billion in 2014 to $29 billion in 2022.


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Income numbers tell tale of economic decline in Windsor and London

Southwestern Ontario’s two largest cities went from the top third to the bottom third for median income in Canada.


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Ottawa’s approach to spending—what goes up must continue going up

Federal program spending is expected to grow by $132.7 billion—or 41 per cent—between 2014/15 and 2023/24.


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Federal ‘green agenda’ unlikely to spur business investment

Green technologies and related manufactured goods comprise less than 1 per cent of Canada's GDP.


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