size of government

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If provinces and states are too big (or too small) it’s a problem

Ontario is roughly three times larger than both B.C. and Alberta.


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Size of government—a pre-pandemic problem

Government spending represented 40.4 per cent of the country's economy in 2019, up from 37.4 per cent in 2007.


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Bigger government in Canada—there’s no free lunch

When tax rates increase, people often change their economic behaviour in ways that shrink the targeted tax base.


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Large governments in the Maritimes stifle economic growth

In the last year of reliable data before the pandemic, government spending in Nova Scotia represented 60.2 per cent of the economy.


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Millions of Canadians enjoy representation without taxation

The top 20 per cent of income-earning families in Canada pay more than half of total taxes.


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Next prime minister should cut spending to help the poor

According to estimates, economic growth is maximized when government spending is about 26 per cent of GDP.