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The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2022
Health-care costs for typical Canadian family will reach almost $16,000 this year
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Ford Government Plans to Outspend Wynne Government
Current Ontario government poised to outspend predecessor and increase provincial debt
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Alberta Premiers and Government Spending
Alberta government per-person spending highest in 2017—exceeded COVID-induced spending in 2020
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An Aging Population: The Demographic Drag on Canada’s Labour Market
Employment rate for Canadians 15-64 at record levels, but aging population limiting overall labour market recovery
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Doing Business 2.0: A Better Guide for Policy Makers
How to resurrect the venerable Doing Business report
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Promoting Capital Investment in Atlantic Canada: An Imperative for Prosperity
Maritimes experienced slowest growth in business investment nationwide from 1990 to 2018, contributing to lower living standards in the region
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CO2 is CO2 is CO2— the Implications for Emissions Caps
Ottawa’s emission cap on oil and gas sector targets only 1/4 of GHG emissions; contradicts rationale for carbon tax
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Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2022
Current federal government has increased per-person debt by 35.3 per cent since 2015, the third highest amount since World War II
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The Canadian-Australian Business Sector Productivity Gap: A Sectoral Analysis
Australians enjoy higher labour productivity growth— and living standards—than Canadians due largely to improvements in their mining and energy sector
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The Fiscal Costs of Debt-Financed Government Spending
Debt-financed government spending—even with low interest rates—imposes real costs on Canadians and the economy