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Mars 6, 2018 2:37PM

Ottawa using bounty of robust growth to simply boost spending
By
Livio Di Matteo
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Canada’s federal net debt will climb to $831.5 billion by 2022-23.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
federal budget, bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, taxes, federal government spending, canadian income tax, debt and deficit, deficit spending, debt interest
Mars 5, 2018 5:00AM

Canada has a business investment problem—deal with it
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Statistics Canada released its latest survey results on investment intentions for 2018.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes, Other Topics
Étiquettes:
business investment, barriers to investment, capital investment, investment climate, taxes, corporate income tax, labour policy, bill morneau, GDP, deregulation
Mars 2, 2018 3:35PM

U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will apply to all countries including Canada
By
Steven Globerman
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Canada once again faces economic challenges posed by a mercantilist U.S. administration.

Sujet:
Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.
Étiquettes:
tariffs, steel imports, aluminum, trade, barriers to trade, NAFTA, donald trump, mercantilism
Mars 2, 2018 1:38PM

35-stop shopping—coming soon to a government near you
By
William Watson
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If more innovation programs were all we needed to solve our innovation problems, they would have been solved a long time ago.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
federal budget, bill morneau, innovation, scientific innovation, government programs, government spending, government bureaucracy, Ottawa
Mars 2, 2018 5:00AM

Memo for President Trump—Canada runs a trade deficit with the U.S.
By
Steven Globerman
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The services sector creates the majority of income in the United States.

Sujet:
Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.
Étiquettes:
trade, barriers to trade, cross-border trade, NAFTA, donald trump, service sector, trade surplus, trade deficits, canadian economy, free trade agreement, physiocrats
Mars 1, 2018 1:27PM

Budget 2018 lays groundwork for possible national pharmacare program
By
Bacchus Barua
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In most countries with universal health care, patients share the cost of treatment—surgical or pharmaceutical.

Sujet:
Health Care
Étiquettes:
pharmacare, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical costs, prescription drugs, patients, health care, Canada health care system, cancer, universal access health care, federal government budget
Mars 1, 2018 12:43PM

2018 budget—another nail in the coffin of Trudeau’s balanced budget promise
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The budget proposes cumulative deficits totalling $72.8 billion over the government’s first mandate.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
federal budget, debt and deficit, deficit spending, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, federal government spending, taxes
Février 28, 2018 3:36PM

Lower Mainland residents could change the way all British Columbians elect their democratic representatives
By
Lydia Miljan
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Currently, next fall’s referendum requires only 50 per cent-plus one of the popular vote.

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Other Topics
Étiquettes:
election, electoral reform, first past the post, proportional representation, bc government, david eby, john horgan, NDP, voters, referendum
Février 27, 2018 2:02PM

Trudeau government 0-for-3 for budgets that improve fundamentals for growing the economy
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The government has once again refused to set a timeline for returning to a balanced budget.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
federal budget, government spending, taxes, balanced budget, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, Ottawa
Février 27, 2018 10:56AM

Workers will ultimately pay part of B.C.’s new employer health tax
By
Bacchus Barua, Charles Lammam
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The province will spend nearly $22 billion on health care in 2018/19.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes, Health Care
Étiquettes:
health care, health care costs, MSP, government spending, NDP, john horgan, taxes, business taxes, BC taxpayers

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