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Governments in Atlantic Canada should increase space for the private sector
Ottawa spent nearly $178,466 per person in Atlantic Canada but raised only $95,513 per person from the region.

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Charitable giving on the wane in New Brunswick

Among residents who donated, the average annual contribution equalled only 0.45 per cent of their household income.


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Charitable giving on the wane in Nova Scotia

The rapid decline in giving means charities are increasingly strapped for resources.


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Atlantic Canada’s population is getting older faster

The four Atlantic provinces have the largest share of residents over the age of 65 in Canada.


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Atlantic provinces addiction to big government suppresses economic growth

Sweden compensates for its big government with an open free-market economy and business-friendly laws.


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New Brunswick’s waning economic freedom part of region-wide crisis

In 2019, government spending equaled a remarkable 55 per cent of Atlantic Canada's economy.


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Nova Scotia most government-dominated province in Canada

Government accounted for 61.6 per cent of all economic activity in the province.