Government-sponsored venture capital initiatives tend to underperform compared to initiatives funded by the private sector.
government spending
April 3, 2017
10:37AM
Ottawa’s so-called infrastructure spending plan includes $77 million to develop regulations for driverless cars and unmanned air vehicles.
March 31, 2017
10:12AM
By 2019/20, Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio is forecasted to be 31.5 per cent.
March 29, 2017
9:11AM
Ontario’s top marginal tax rate is 53.5 per cent, among the highest rates in the developed world.
March 27, 2017
11:36AM
In 2017/18, Alberta program spending will be 11 per cent higher than when the government took power in 2015/16.
March 24, 2017
9:21AM
The federal budget reveals the wish lists of government departments.
March 14, 2017
3:24PM
Total federal government spending in 2017 is estimated at $331 billion.
March 14, 2017
8:07AM
The federal government is not properly measuring the effectiveness of 90 per cent of its spending on innovation and skills training.
March 13, 2017
8:05AM
After the reforms, Saskatchewan government spending as a share of the economy fell to 15.3 per cent, down from 23.8 per cent.
March 8, 2017
11:50AM
Ottawa may hurt the economy by focusing on pet projects such as parks, cultural institutions and recreational centres.