Décembre 12, 2018 2:59PM

Quarterly update highlights danger of riding rickety revenue rollercoaster

Steve Lafleur, Elmira Aliakbari

The Notley government’s failure to restrain spending is quickly growing Alberta’s debt burden.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

debt and deficit, alberta debt, alberta deficit, alberta government spending, rachel notley, joe ceci

Décembre 12, 2018 2:08PM

Government spending varies widely across major Ontario municipalities

Livio Di Matteo

Burlington spent nearly 17 per cent of tax-financed expenditure on “general government.”

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

ontario, government spending, city hall, Toronto

Décembre 11, 2018 11:20AM

Economic freedom—it’s good for what ails you

Kenneth P. Green

Life expectancy is 79.5 years in the top quartile of countries compared to 64.4 years in the bottom quartile.

Sujet:

Economic Freedom, Environment

Étiquettes:

economic freedom, life expectancy, per capita GDP, incomes, environment, pollution

Décembre 11, 2018 10:55AM

Alberta racking up debt much faster than Ontario did

Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur

Ontario spends about nine per cent of all revenue on government debt-service payments.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

alberta deficit, debt and deficit, ontario deficit, debt, debt servicing, recession

Décembre 7, 2018 12:27PM

Recent column about expanded CPP ignores costs to Canadian workers

Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios

The expanded CPP’s overall rate of return for workers is a meagre 2.5 per cent.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

canada pension plan, CPP expansion, pensions, workers, payroll tax, rate of return

Décembre 7, 2018 11:49AM

Water quality in Central and Atlantic Canada

Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman

Excellent means water quality is protected, with an absence of any threat or impairment.

Sujet:

Environment

Étiquettes:

water quality, freshwater resources, canadian environment

Décembre 7, 2018 10:21AM

Alberta should foster greater growth of charter schools

Angela MacLeod

Charter schools outperformed all other types of schools in Alberta’s Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) written in Grades 6 and 9.

Sujet:

Education

Étiquettes:

alberta education, charter schools, students, parents, test scores, student performance

Décembre 4, 2018 2:21PM

Privatize Canada Post for the benefit of Canadians

Vincent Geloso

All mail letters in Europe are open to competition.

Sujet:

What’s good for GM workers isn’t always good for Canada

William Watson

GM will use the $6 billion it saves by shuttering plants to enter the driverless and electric car markets.

Sujet:

The problem with capitalism—not all capitalists are capitalist

Todd Gabel

Bombardier has seemingly given millions of taxpayer dollars to executives—while his company struggles to remain profitable.

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Quarterly update highlights danger of riding rickety revenue rollercoaster

Government spending varies widely across major Ontario municipalities

Economic freedom—it’s good for what ails you

Alberta racking up debt much faster than Ontario did

Recent column about expanded CPP ignores costs to Canadian workers

Water quality in Central and Atlantic Canada

Alberta should foster greater growth of charter schools

Privatize Canada Post for the benefit of Canadians

What’s good for GM workers isn’t always good for Canada

The problem with capitalism—not all capitalists are capitalist

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