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Government Spending Commentary Archive

It shouldn’t take three levels of government to pay for a train
By Steve Lafleur | July 28, 2021
CERB problems underscore problems with universal basic income
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | July 15, 2021
Furey government must reduce spending to right fiscal ship
By Alex Whalen, Steve Lafleur | July 6, 2021
Ottawa should make equalization more fair and shrink payments
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | June 30, 2021
Freeland doubles down despite dismal pre-COVID economic numbers
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | June 18, 2021
Increased income support for seniors threatens health care for seniors
By Steven Globerman | June 17, 2021
Trudeau government enforces price-gouging for chicken and eggs
By Matthew Lau | June 17, 2021
Ottawa’s new ‘greener’ homes program will cost much more than it’s worth
By Ben Eisen, Elmira Aliakbari | June 9, 2021
Why subsidies for entertainment don’t work as intended
By Jason Clemens | June 8, 2021
Furey budget kicks ‘spending’ can down the road
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | June 2, 2021
Federal spending spree continues to outpace budget projections
By Jake Fuss | May 12, 2021
Federal government’s OAS increase typifies bad policy
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | May 6, 2021
Kenney shouldn’t bank on resource revenues to balance budget—despite high commodity prices
By Tegan Hill | May 3, 2021
Trudeau ‘childcare’ plan remains opaque, contradicts other federal policy
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | April 23, 2021
Trudeau government spending large on Canada’s credit card
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | April 22, 2021
Federal ‘stimulus’ spending will likely arrive late with minimal benefits
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | April 19, 2021
As Trudeau government tables budget, don’t be fooled by positive short-term economic news
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | April 19, 2021
Stimulus spending on infrastructure won’t ‘kickstart’ COVID recovery
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | April 17, 2021
Advocates of universal basic income ignore enormous price tag
By Jake Fuss | April 14, 2021
Canadians will pay for Trudeau government’s record spending
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | April 8, 2021
Trudeau government keeps ‘imagining’ while Canadians suffer the economic consequences
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | March 25, 2021
Federal government’s 'industrial policy' creates all the wrong incentives
By Matthew Lau | March 17, 2021
Trudeau government should scuttle stimulus spending plans
By Matthew Lau | March 11, 2021
Kenney has no choice—he must tackle government compensation
By Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens | March 4, 2021
Kenney government tables another bad news budget—but don’t just blame COVID
By Tegan Hill | February 25, 2021