“Amid proposals to replace regional districts with a reduced number of governments (i.e.: municipal amalgamation) Governing Greater Victoria: The Role of Elected Officials and Shared Services describes the structure and advantages of regional districts where neighbouring municipalities voluntarily share services such as water supply, sewerage disposal and solid waste management.”

Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness, compares and ranks Canada’s personal income tax rates to income tax rates in the United States and other countries in the industrialized world. It finds that Canada’s top combined federal and provincial tax rate, which is 53.5 per cent (using Ontario’s provincial rate) now ranks as the sixth highest among 34 industrialized countries and second highest among G7 countries, behind only France.

Government Spending and Own-Source Revenue for Canada’s Aboriginals: A Comparative Analysis finds that federal and provincial government spending on Canada’s aboriginal population has risen dramatically—well beyond spending for other Canadians—yet education and employment outcomes in many aboriginal communities remain dire. For example, federal government spending through Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (which does not represent all federal government spending related to Aboriginals) increased to $7.9 billion (adjusted for inflation) in 2013/14 from $82 million over the past six decades.