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Deficits & Debt Commentary Archive

Budget 2017 spells end of the Chrétien Consensus?
By Jason Clemens, Charles Lammam, Niels Veldhuis | March 27, 2017
Saskatchewan has a plan to balance its budget, Alberta doesn’t
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | March 27, 2017
Federal Budget 2017 proves the plan is failing
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | March 23, 2017
Alberta’s 2017 budget—a bad case of déjà vu
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | March 21, 2017
Ottawa can simplify the tax system and promote economic growth at the same time
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 20, 2017
Alberta’s budget will make life worse—not better
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | March 20, 2017
Alberta government rejecting prosperous polices of the Chretien era
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Jason Clemens | March 15, 2017
End of the Chrétien Consensus?
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | March 8, 2017
Ontario in the grip of short-term policy thinking
By Ben Eisen | March 8, 2017
If Ontario balances its budget, spending discipline remains mandatory
By Ben Eisen | March 1, 2017
Tax relief in B.C. budget misses ‘pro-growth’ mark
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Milagros Palacios | February 27, 2017
Government’s spendthrift ways are burying Albertans in debt
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | February 27, 2017
Debt overload: A double whammy of provincial and federal debt will burden Ontarians
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | February 8, 2017
Spending increases continue to drive Alberta’s chronic deficits
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | January 27, 2017
Ontario taxpayers on the hook for billions in government debt interest
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | January 25, 2017
Annual interest on Canada’s government debt translates into $7,000 for a family of four
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | January 19, 2017
Dear Minister Sousa, shrink Ontario’s debt burden while we’re still young
By Ben Eisen | December 7, 2016
How Texas avoided big deficits when oil prices fell
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | November 18, 2016
Ontario’s fall statement—if this plan is ‘working,’ what does failure look like
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | November 17, 2016
Ontario government committed to increasing debt load for future generations
By Ben Eisen | November 14, 2016
Morneau’s ‘Plan for Middle Class Progress’ cuts GDP by $131 billion
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | November 3, 2016
Quebec’s quiet fiscal revolution
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | November 1, 2016
Don’t count on oil rebound to solve Alberta’s fiscal problems
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | October 24, 2016
Federal finances and the irony behind Ottawa’s new ‘stress test’
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen | October 20, 2016
Wynne government missing big picture on Ontario finances
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | October 13, 2016