Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Novembre 3, 2020 11:39AM

Ontario stuck in vicious cycle of deficits and debt accumulation

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Livio Di Matteo

The Ford government has said this week's budget will focus on COVID response measures.

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ontario debt, ontario government debt, ontario deficit, ontario government spending

Novembre 2, 2020 12:22PM

Ontario faces major fiscal challenges beyond massive budget deficit

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Net debt reached $355 billion at the end of last year.

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ontario debt, ontario deficit, ontario government spending, ontario budget

Octobre 29, 2020 12:02PM

Mandatory switching of biologic drugs—beware of potential side-effects

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Last year, British Columbia became the first province to introduce a mandatory biosimilar switching program for non-medical reasons.

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Health Care, Other Topics

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biologic medicine, biosimilars, access to new drugs, access to new medicine

Octobre 28, 2020 10:02PM

High spending and persistent deficits have driven Alberta’s government debt problem

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Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios

Alberta's budget deficit will hit a projected $24.2 billion in 2020/21.

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alberta budget, alberta deficit, alberta debt, alberta government debt

Octobre 26, 2020 3:49PM

Canada’s spending and deficits higher than comparable countries during pandemic

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Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios

Canada ranks 6th highest among 35 high-income for the share of the economy represented by government spending.

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recession, federal government spending, federal spending, federal deficits

Octobre 16, 2020 10:37AM

Plastics ban one more blow to Alberta’s energy sector

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Tegan Hill, Elmira Aliakbari

Investment in Canada’s oil and gas sector has declined by 35 per cent.

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plastic bag ban, plastic bags, energy sector, oil and gas industry, bill c-69, carbon tax

Octobre 15, 2020 4:38PM

Our aging population—a serious problem for Canada

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The share of the population over 65 is projected to grow from about 18 per cent to nearly 26 per cent.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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aging population, labour force, labour productivity

Octobre 6, 2020 12:30PM

Spend first, ask questions later—not sustainable fiscal policy

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Livio Di Matteo

Running upwards of a $400 billion deficit for the duration of the pandemic is fiscally irresponsible.

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federal government spending, federal spending, federal finances, fiscal policy

Octobre 1, 2020 10:48AM

Bounty of modern life was not available to many 60 short years ago

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The washing machine was especially important in freeing up women’s time.

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poverty line, standard of living, labour productivity

Septembre 24, 2020 3:28PM

Insights from the text of the throne speech

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Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss

The Trudeau government sees the government itself as the driver of prosperity, and the private sector, including entrepreneurs, small business owners and investors playing a secondary role.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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small business, business investment, measuring entrepreneurship, business start-ups

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