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federal programs, government policies, federal spending

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Mai 1, 2024 10:58AM

British Columbians right to worry about secretive rushed approach to Aboriginal title

Mary MacGregor, Jock Finlayson

The legislation will implement an agreement with the Haida Nation to recognize Aboriginal title over the Haida Gwaii archipelago.

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land act, aboriginal land title, first nations, aboriginal claims, aboriginal land claims

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Avril 29, 2024 2:30AM

Federal government’s fiscal record—one for the history books

The size of the federal government has expanded by more than one quarter in a decade.

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federal government debt, federal debt, federal spending, federal finances, federal budget

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Avril 27, 2024 4:30AM

Irresponsible fiscal management—the main theme of government budgets in 2024

Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen

Only two provinces plan to run budget surpluses this year.

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fiscal management, federal budget, federal government budget, balanced budget

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Avril 24, 2024 12:30PM

Municipal dollars in Ontario—where did the money go?

Livio Di Matteo

Municipal government spending in the province has grown 2.5 times faster than general inflation and two times faster than population.

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municipal spending, ontario government spending, ontario budget, municipal government spending

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Avril 16, 2024 3:01PM

Federal budget’s scale of spending and debt reveal a government lacking self-control

In 2024/25, federal program spending will reach a projected $483.6 billion—up $16.1 billion from the previous budget’s estimates.

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federal spending, federal budget, federal government budget, federal finances, federal government spending

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Avril 13, 2024 4:30AM

Proclaiming your government ‘fiscally responsible’ does not make it so

According to projections, this federal government will possess the eight highest levels of per-person spending in Canadian history.

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federal budget, federal government budget, fiscal update, federal spending

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Avril 11, 2024 2:30AM

Federal debt interest will consume nearly one quarter of income tax revenue in 2024

Grady Munro, Jake Fuss

From 2015/16 to 2022/23, the government added more than $820 billion in gross federal debt.

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income tax rates, federal debt, debt interest, debt interest payments

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Avril 8, 2024 2:30AM

It’s time for an honest conversation about the costs of new federal programs

Government Spending & Taxes

Support for government-funded pharmacare, dental care and daycare plummeted to well below 50 per cent if the programs are paid for by tax hikes.

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program spending, federal programs, federal spending, federal budget, federal government budget

Avril 5, 2024 12:30PM

Bank of Canada missteps helped fuel today's inflation

Herbert Grubel, John Greenwood

In recent decades, central banks have fought inflation using interest rates instead of monetary growth.

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