Fiscal Policy Lessons for Alberta’s New Government from other NDP Governments reviews the fiscal records and economic outcomes of the Saskatchewan and Ontario NDP governments of the early 1990s. It finds that Premier Rachel Notley would be better off emulating the fiscal prudence of Roy Romanow’s NDP government in Saskatchewan rather than the tax and spend policies implemented by Bob Rae’s NDP in Ontario.  The study also debunks the belief that a new government’s approach to fiscal policy can accurately be predicted by simply looking at its political label or brand.

Home Schooling in Canada: The Current Picture—2015 finds that 21,662 Canadian children were registered as ‘home-school students’ (with likely more not officially registered) in 2012, an increase of 29 per cent over a five-year period. Moreover, it appears that policymakers are paying attention to the jump in numbers:  Since 2007, at least five provinces have updated or expanded regulations with regard to home schooling.

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Canada calculates that, on average, government workers in Canada, including federal, provincial, and local government workers, receive 9.7 per cent higher wages than comparable workers in the private sector.  There are also strong indicators that the government sector, as a whole,  enjoys superior non-wage benefits.