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Octobre 20, 2024 6:00AM

Canadians are ready for health-care reform—Australia shows the way
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Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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Australia had more physicians, hospital beds, CT scanners and MRI machines per person compared to Canada.

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Health Care
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universal health care, health insurance, access to health care, for-profit hospitals, health care performance, wait times, private insurance, Public Private Partnership
Octobre 14, 2024 1:00PM

Government policy hurts P.E.I. residents with modest incomes
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Alex Whalen
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At $50,000 in income, Islanders face the fifth-highest tax rate among 61 jurisdictions in Canada and the United States.
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prince edward island, pei spending, marginal tax rates, government policies
Octobre 7, 2024 10:18AM

Cost of Ottawa’s gun ban fiasco may reach $6 billion

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Gary Mauser
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The federal government has not revealed how it will collect the newly-banned firearms.

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buy back gun program, gun control, gun regulations, guns
Septembre 28, 2024 6:30AM

Other countries with universal health care don’t have Canada’s long wait times

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Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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In Germany, patients can seek private care while still insured by the public system.

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universal health care, health care system, health care spending, private clinics, private health care
Septembre 23, 2024 2:11PM

Manitoba woman’s plight typical of Canada’s broken health-care system
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Mackenzie Moir
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Higher-performing universal health-care systems fund their hospitals based on services they provide.

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canadian health care, health care system, health-care, healthcare, healthcare performance
Septembre 19, 2024 2:07PM

Ford government continues irresponsible fiscal management in Ontario
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Jake Fuss, Grady Munro
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In 2023/24, the province's net debt reached $408 billion.

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ontario government spending, ontario debt, ontario deficit, ontario finances
Septembre 18, 2024 11:30AM

British Columbia adding government debt faster than any other province

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Ben Eisen
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By 2029/30, B.C. is on track to have more government debt per person than Quebec and Ontario.

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british columbia finances, bc debt, british columbia budget, bc government debt
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

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