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Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2020 edition
Average Canadian family spent 42.6% of annual income on taxes—more than housing, food and clothing combined
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The Issues Facing Canada's Employment Insurance Program
Existing problems in EI shouldn’t be forgotten as reforms considered
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Is Fiscal Stimulus an Effective Policy Response to a Recession? Reviewing the Existing Research
Stimulus spending will not ‘kickstart’ economy, will increase government deficits and debt
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Interest Costs and their Growing Burden on Canadians
This year Ottawa will spend more on federal interest payments than on employment insurance benefits
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Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2020
Justin Trudeau’s government only one in more than a century to increase per-person debt without facing war or recession
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The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians
Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will reach $1.5 trillion in 2019/20, Ontario debt highest among provinces
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2020 Edition
Trudeau government spending hits all-time high, including years of war and recession
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Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2019 Generosity Index
Amount Canadians donate to charity at a 20-year low
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Why Is Equalization Still Growing?
‘Have-not’ provinces received $2.1 billion more in equalization payments due to program design flaw
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Fiscal Policy and Recessions: A Primer on Automatic Stabilizers
Policymakers must consider automatic policy responses to recessions—EI benefits increased by nearly $5 billion in 2009