Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Avril 22, 2020 2:04PM

Canada does not need a modern ‘Marshall Plan’ after COVID

By

Steven Globerman, Jake Fuss

After the COVID crisis has passed, Ottawa should find ways to encourage private-sector investment and hiring.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

infrastructure spending, investments, business investment, private-sector investment, COVID

Avril 20, 2020 2:20PM

Getting political responsibility right in times of crises

By

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios

Ottawa raised personal income tax rates on Canadian workers.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

recession, federal debt, federal government spending, federal budget, carbon tax

Avril 17, 2020 9:53AM

Calgary making tough tax decisions other cities aren’t

By

Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

Calgary city council cut business property taxes by 11 per cent.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

business property tax, calgary's property tax, industrial property tax, property taxes

Avril 17, 2020 9:07AM

Another recession means more hardship in areas of Ontario that struggled in recent years

By

Total employment increased by 17.3 per cent in the GTA, 9.7 per cent in Ottawa and 1.9 per cent in the rest of the province.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

ontario jobs, job creation, ontario employment, ontario landscape, ontario economy

Avril 16, 2020 10:16AM

Ontario budget deficit likely larger than forecast

By

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios

The Ford government projected a deficit of $20.5 billion for 2020-21.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

ontario budget, ontario debt, ontario deficit, recession

Avril 16, 2020 5:30AM

Why differences between government and markets matters today—Public Choice in action, Part 2

By

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill

The lack of innovation in the government sector is rooted in the differences between the incentives and disciplines imposed by customers on the government and private sectors.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

CERB, canada emergency wage subsidy, CEWS, economic crisis, public choice, government sector

Avril 15, 2020 5:30AM

What would Chrétien’s budget rules have meant for Trudeau: Part 2

By

Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens

The Trudeau government has run five consecutive deficits since taking office in 2015 and is expected to have accumulated approximately $84.3 billion in federal debt—$713.2 billion total—by the end of 2019-20.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

federal budget, federal government budget, federal deficits, federal government debt

Avril 14, 2020 2:40PM

COVID creating a backlog of cancelled elective surgeries in Canada

By

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

Treatable conditions may turn into more permanent debilitating conditions.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

COVID, elective medical treatment, health care wait times

Avril 14, 2020 9:35AM

Modern Monetary Theory, Part 3: MMT and inflation

By

Steven Globerman

Divergences between expected inflation and actual inflation contribute to economic inefficiencies that harm economic growth.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

inflation, inflation rate, MMT, modern monetary theory

Avril 14, 2020 5:30AM

Understanding the differences between government and markets—Public Choice in action, Part 1

By

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill

Prices are almost completely nonexistent for government-provided goods and services.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

public choice, market economy, taxes, government sector

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