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Government Spending Commentary Archive

Equalization—separating fact from fiction
By Ben Eisen, Jake Fuss | December 20, 2018
A visit from the ghost of Ontario’s fiscal future
By Ben Eisen | December 19, 2018
Quebec, Bombardier and the sunk cost fallacy
By Vincent Geloso | December 6, 2018
Trudeau government handouts will stifle much-needed innovation in Canada’s media industry
By Lydia Miljan | December 3, 2018
Big deficits or slash-and-burn—the Ford government’s false choice
By Ben Eisen | November 28, 2018
On spending and deficits—if nothing changes, nothing changes
By Ben Eisen | November 21, 2018
The Trudeau and Ford governments—two fiscal statements, one debt problem
By Livio Di Matteo | November 14, 2018
First Nations will receive billions in payouts and settlements from Ottawa
By Tom Flanagan | November 6, 2018
Trudeau government employs spend it if you have it (and more) fiscal policy
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | November 5, 2018
Wake up—Canada has a business investment crisis
By Steven Globerman | October 24, 2018
Now in power, will the Ford government make the tough decisions on spending
By Ben Eisen | October 4, 2018
Trudeau government must act now on trade, taxes as possible recession looms
By Livio Di Matteo | September 28, 2018
Ontario should kill and bury electric car subsidies
By Kenneth P. Green | September 18, 2018
Another Alberta fiscal update, another increase in spending
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | September 13, 2018
Ontario's economic challenges go beyond the deficit
By Ben Eisen | August 29, 2018
A tale of two cities—Vancouver spends far more than Surrey
By Josef Filipowicz, Charles Lammam | August 23, 2018
Spending discipline key to Ontario's fiscal and economic success
By Ben Eisen | August 22, 2018
Fewer elected officials—not a good way for Toronto City Hall to save money
By Josef Filipowicz | August 1, 2018
How to start cleaning up Ontario's finances—fast
By Livio Di Matteo | July 25, 2018
Education reform must be on the table in Ontario
By Jason Clemens, Sazid Hasan | July 9, 2018
What can Doug Ford learn from Jean Chretien?
By Ben Eisen | July 5, 2018
Bringing government employee compensation in line with private-sector norms key for B.C. budget
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Milagros Palacios | June 27, 2018
Look how much foreign investment has fled Canada
By Herbert Grubel | June 26, 2018
Equalization is not to blame—Alberta is
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | June 26, 2018
No evidence that billions in payments improve First Nations communities
By Tom Flanagan | June 25, 2018