government spending

Septembre 21, 2016 11:42AM

Government policies threaten economic freedom in Canada

Fred McMahon, Ben Eisen

From 2003/04 to 2015/16, Ontario program spending grew at an average annual rate of 4.7 per cent.

Étiquettes:

economic freedom, canadian economy, federal government, government spending, taxes

Septembre 1, 2016 1:01PM

Dear Alberta, please don’t make the same mistakes we did in Ontario

Ben Eisen

Ontario’s net debt has increased by $126.5 billion since 2008/09.

Étiquettes:

alberta economy, ontario economy, alberta debt, ontario debt, alberta deficit, ontario deficit, government spending

Août 28, 2016 1:17PM

Albertans and Americans are becoming less free

Ben Eisen, Fred McMahon

Alberta needs to attract investment in all sectors.

Étiquettes:

economic freedom, size of government, property rights, free market, rule of law, legal structure, government spending, united states economy

Août 16, 2016 4:25PM

Does the size of government affect economic performance? Absolutely

Livio Di Matteo

Over the last 100 years, government spending around the world has grown.

Étiquettes:

size of government, economic performance, government spending, rule of law

Juillet 4, 2016 11:11AM

Canadian Student Review: Summer 2016

Étiquettes:

cost of government debt in canada, canada pension plan, government spending, electoral reform

Juin 20, 2016 3:00AM

Nova Scotia posts a surplus but it’s not nearly out of the woods

Livio Di Matteo

The province should make its personal and corporate income tax system more competitive.

Étiquettes:

nova scotia, budget surplus, deficits and debt, government spending

Avril 22, 2016 12:00PM

Newfoundland & Labrador’s 2016 budget: Wrong approach for province’s fiscal troubles

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

This year’s deficit is projected at $1.8 billion, equivalent to 6.2 per cent of the provincial economy.

Étiquettes:

newfoundland & labrador economy, newfoundland & labrador finances, newfoundland & labrador budget, budget, government spending

Avril 5, 2016 3:17PM

The new normal in Canada—deficits without end

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

By the early 1990s, a third of all federal government revenue was being used simply to pay interest on the debt.

Étiquettes:

debt and deficit, deficit spending, budget deficit, government spending

Mars 18, 2016 4:04PM

Why waste a budget? Trudeau should learn from Chretien and Martin

Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens

Prime Minister Trudeau’s upcoming first budget reportedly contains a deficit in excess of $30 billion.

Étiquettes:

federal budget, Paul Martin, Jean Chretien, federal government debt, debt and deficit, government spending, canadian economy

Mars 10, 2016 1:30AM