Mai 26, 2023 3:10PM

P.E.I. government delivers modest tax relief but fiscal clouds loom large

Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss

The province's net debt will reach a projected $3.2 billion by 2025/26.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

PEI debt, pei spending, pei budget, debt and deficit

Mai 22, 2023 3:30AM

P.E.I. lags behind most other provinces on employment income and other key metrics

Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen

The province's unemployment rate remained significantly above the national average throughout the entire 2010s.

Sujet:

Atlantic Canada Prosperity

Étiquettes:

prince edward island, prince edward island budget, PEI debt, pei spending

Mai 19, 2023 9:38AM

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

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

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

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

cancer treatment, waiting for treatment, waiting for health care, cost of waiting for treatment, health care spending

Mai 9, 2023 1:42PM

Government debt interest costs rising across Canada

Jake Fuss

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

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

federal debt, federal government debt, debt interest, debt interest payments

Mai 1, 2023 3:00AM

Ontario's economic decline hurting household incomes

Ben Eisen

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

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

ontario economy, ontario income, economic growth, ontario's finances, ontario jobs

Avril 29, 2023 4:30AM

Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering

Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen

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

Sujet:

Atlantic Canada Prosperity, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

atlantic canada economy, atlantic canada, atlantic canada prosperity, atlantic canada debt

Avril 27, 2023 5:30PM

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

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

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

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

bc health care, waiting for health care, bc hospitals, waiting for treatment, healthcare performance

Avril 25, 2023 8:53AM

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

Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari

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

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

bill c-69, Bill C-48, oil production, energy investment, energy regulation, environmental regulation

Avril 25, 2023 3:30AM

Understanding universal health care, Part 4: Cost-Sharing for Patients in the Netherlands

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

Dutch residents must purchase a standard insurance package from one of several private insurers.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

universal health care, healthcare performance, health care performance, cost-sharing

Avril 22, 2023 3:30AM

Income numbers tell tale of economic decline in Windsor and London

Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur

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

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

average incomes, ontario income, ontario economy, ontario businesses

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P.E.I. government delivers modest tax relief but fiscal clouds loom large

P.E.I. lags behind most other provinces on employment income and other key metrics

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

Government debt interest costs rising across Canada

Ontario's economic decline hurting household incomes

Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering

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

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

Understanding universal health care, Part 4: Cost-Sharing for Patients in the Netherlands

Income numbers tell tale of economic decline in Windsor and London

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