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Novembre 25, 2021 9:17AM

Throne speech acknowledges wait times—but provinces remain bound by Ottawa
By
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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For elective surgery, 99 per cent of Germans reported waiting less than four months compared to 62 per cent of Canadians.

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Health Care
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canada health act, hospital wait times, waiting for medical care, cost of waiting for care
Novembre 19, 2021 10:18AM

Economic freedom waning in Quebec and across Canada
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Yanick Labrie
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Bill 96 will likely help drive businesses away from the province.

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Economic Freedom
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economic freedom, quebec government spending, quebec government's finances
Novembre 16, 2021 11:22AM

Spending on Indigenous settlements has spiralled out of control
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Tom Flanagan
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Recent class actions demand payment not just for individuals but also for family members and entire communities.

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Aboriginal Policy
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aboriginal funding, indigenous, aboriginal spending, residential schools, aboriginal claims
Novembre 12, 2021 8:36AM

On the minimum wage, Ford once again follows Wynne’s lead
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Ben Eisen
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The Ontario government plans to increase the minimum wage to $15 in January.

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Government Spending & Taxes
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minimum wage in ontario, job creation, ontario government spending, corporate tax rate
Novembre 4, 2021 9:43AM

The Death of Capitalism—Schumpeter’s prognosis coming true
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Russell S. Sobel
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In a system of crony capitalism, firms and individuals compete for government favours rather than consumer dollars.

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Other Topics
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capitalism, measuring entrepreneurship, innovation, property rights
Novembre 3, 2021 3:09PM

Ontario needs more business investment during the recovery and beyond

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Livio Di Matteo
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The average annual growth rate in investment in residential structures was only 1.4 per cent.

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ontario budget, ontario debt, ontario businesses, ontario economy, business investment
Novembre 2, 2021 5:31PM

Trudeau focuses on virtue-signalling instead of real solutions
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Elmira Aliakbari, Jason Clemens
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China represented 28 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions compared to less than 2 per cent for Canada.

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energy supply, wind and solar, alternative energy, coal phase-out, carbon emissions
Novembre 1, 2021 12:19PM

Three recessions—a history of Ontario’s debt growth
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Ben Eisen
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At 48.8 per cent, Ontario’s net debt-to-GDP ratio this year will be the highest in provincial history.

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ontario debt, ontario government debt, ontario's debt
Octobre 28, 2021 4:26PM

Central planning by business is still central planning
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Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis
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Canada plans to impose a punitive tax on carbon to discourage emissions, at $170 per tonne by 2030.

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business leaders, carbon taxes, market economy, alternative energy, canadian economy, carbon tax
Octobre 26, 2021 9:38AM

Renewed controversy over the Nobel Prize in economics
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Philip Cross
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The Nobel apparently endorsed a paper that contradicts the vast majority of research on minimum wages and job losses.
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minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, low-income, low income, minimum wage workers

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