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Septembre 16, 2024 5:30AM

Storm clouds may be brewing for Alberta’s finances

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Lennie Kaplan
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Good fiscal planning is about making prudent choices.

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alberta's finances, alberta government finances, alberta government spending
Septembre 14, 2024 12:41PM

Even Eby government will scrap B.C.’s poorly-designed carbon tax
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Tegan Hill, Elmira Aliakbari
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To be cost-effective, carbon taxes must meet certain conditions.

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bc deficit, BC carbon tax, carbon taxes, carbon tax
Septembre 11, 2024 11:30AM

B.C. government should improve health-care access at home rather than ship patients to U.S.

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Mackenzie Moir, Alicia Kardos
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Last year patients in the province faced a median wait of 27.7 weeks from GP referral to a specialist to treatment.

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bc health care, bc hospitals, private clinics, private health care
Septembre 10, 2024 2:30AM

Is Ontario too Toronto-centric?
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Livio Di Matteo
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The Greater Toronto Area accounts for more than 20 per cent of the province's population.

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Toronto, ontario, municipal government, metropolitan areas
Septembre 9, 2024 11:00AM

Energy transition will be much longer and more arduous than they’re telling you
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Jock Finlayson
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Fossil fuels provide more than three quarters of all energy consumed in Canada.

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Natural Resources
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fossil fuels, alternative energy, energy sector, natural gas, natural resource development, electricity, greenhouse gas
Septembre 6, 2024 2:30AM

Central bank ‘forward guidance’—a valuable tool when used wisely
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Lawrence Schembri, Steven Globerman
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The Bank of Canada recently lowered its policy rate, making it three cuts in a row.

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Août 30, 2024 10:00AM

Historic decline in Canadian living standards officially reaches five-year mark
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Jake Fuss, Grady Munro
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While the aggregate economy grew, inflation-adjusted GDP per person declined during the second quarter of 2024.

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canadian living standards, cost of living, living standards
Août 27, 2024 1:00AM

Test scores help predict level of ‘knowledge capital’ entering the economy
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Derek J. Allison
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The production of knowledge capital helps fuel economic growth and prosperity.

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Education
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pisa scores, student achievement, student performance, standardized tests, education spending, student spending
Août 24, 2024 3:00AM

Virtual care will break the Canada Health Act—and that’s a good thing
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Bacchus Barua
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Patients will simply bypass the Canadian system entirely by having virtual consultations with doctors abroad.

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Health Care
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canada health act, virtual care, canadian medical association, online medical information
Août 23, 2024 1:30PM

Federal government’s capital gains tax hike is worse than you think
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Jake Fuss, Grady Munro
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Inflationary gains represent a significant share of the capital gains Canadians are currently realizing.

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Government Spending & Taxes
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capital gains tax, capital gains, taxes, tax hike, inflation, income tax

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