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Juillet 5, 2017 2:38PM

Alberta in net debt for the first time in nearly 20 years

Steve Lafleur

The province's projected $10.3 billion deficit for 2017/18 could be much higher.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

joe ceci, alberta economy, debt and deficits, rachel notley, alberta government spending

Juillet 5, 2017 4:30AM

School enrolment in Canada—a snapshot

Deani Van Pelt

Provinces are experiencing a shift away from the traditional public school.

Sujet:

Education

Étiquettes:

measuring student enrolment, studnets, parents, schools, catholic schools, public schools, education, ontario education system, bc education model

Juin 30, 2017 3:24PM

Indigenous peoples should embrace Canada 150

Joseph Quesnel

Over the next decade, more than 650 projects worth $650 billion will benefit First Nation communities.

Sujet:

Aboriginal Policy

Étiquettes:

first nation prosperity, aboriginal issues, indigenous, canada day, natural resource development

Juin 30, 2017 12:29PM

B.C.’s NDP government will likely raise taxes and increase government spending

Charles Lammam

The NDP-Green tax changes, if fully implemented, will increase the tax burden for the average British Columbian family by $594.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

john horgan, christy clark, andrew weaver, bc NDP, NDP, debt and deficit, Green Party, deficit spending, tax increases, carbon tax, income tax, taxes, governement spending

Juin 30, 2017 8:17AM

Happy 150th to one of the world's most demonstrably successful societies

William Watson

Canada ranks Number 5 on the Freedom Index, 11 spots above the United States.

Sujet:

Economic Freedom

Étiquettes:

canada, economic freedom, economic freedom index

Juin 29, 2017 4:30AM

Softwood lumber dispute—dumping should not be a trade issue

Steven Globerman

The Trump administration recently imposed an anti-dumping duty on Canadian softwood lumber exports.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, Justin Trudeau, softwood lumber, dumping, barriers to trade, NAFTA, forestry industry, lumber

Juin 28, 2017 5:00AM

Ontario government celebrates lotteries and booze while applying ‘sin taxes’

Livio Di Matteo

Tobacco taxes and LCBO revenues have grown robustly.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

sin taxes, liquor board, alcohol sales, cigarettes, tobacco tax, lotteries, kathleen wynne, ontario

Juin 26, 2017 4:04PM

Seattle’s higher minimum wage has lowered earnings for low-wage workers

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The total number of low-wage jobs declined by 6.8 per cent.

Sujet:

Premier Wynne gets the facts wrong about minimum wage earners in Ontario

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Most minimum wage earners in Ontario are not the primary or sole earner in their household.

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B.C. throne speech acknowledges importance of housing supply on affordability

Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz

Long and uncertain permit timelines can have led to fewer new housing units being built in Vancouver.

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Blog - Fraser Forum

Alberta in net debt for the first time in nearly 20 years

School enrolment in Canada—a snapshot

Indigenous peoples should embrace Canada 150

B.C.’s NDP government will likely raise taxes and increase government spending

Happy 150th to one of the world's most demonstrably successful societies

Softwood lumber dispute—dumping should not be a trade issue

Ontario government celebrates lotteries and booze while applying ‘sin taxes’

Seattle’s higher minimum wage has lowered earnings for low-wage workers

Premier Wynne gets the facts wrong about minimum wage earners in Ontario

B.C. throne speech acknowledges importance of housing supply on affordability