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Budget 2016—spending is driving the deficits
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | March 24, 2016
Liberal government’s first budget largely avoids difficult decisions
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | March 23, 2016
Tax policy at odds with government rhetoric on Canada becoming a ‘knowledge-based’ economy
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen, Hugh MacIntyre | March 22, 2016
Budget 2016—Liberals high on pro-growth rhetoric, low on pro-growth policies
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen, Jason Clemens | March 22, 2016
Federal budget 2016—four key questions
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | March 22, 2016
With the federal budget looming, Canadian economy faces troubled waters—partially self-imposed
By Charles Lammam | March 21, 2016
Troubled waters—Incentive-damaging tax hikes
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | March 21, 2016
Troubled waters—Ontario’s challenges pose challenges for Canada
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | March 19, 2016
Higher tax rates can lead to brain drain
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 18, 2016
Troubled waters—Deficit spending and growing government debt in Canada
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | March 18, 2016
Cancelling increase in eligibility age for Old Age Security a bad move
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Milagros Palacios | March 17, 2016
Canada's Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Feixue Ren, Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | March 17, 2016
The typical minimum-wage earner in Canada—not who you think
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen | March 16, 2016
Ontario racking up debt faster than any other province; soon to surpass Quebec as most indebted
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | March 15, 2016
Three reasons why capital gains tax hikes are misguided
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | March 9, 2016
Forget CPP expansion; let’s talk about ways to actually help seniors who need it
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Milagros Palacios | March 8, 2016
Debt Accumulation in Ontario Compared to Other Provinces
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | March 8, 2016
Misguided minimum wage policies miss their target, hurt low-skilled workers
By Robert P. Murphy, Charles Lammam | March 7, 2016
Little to celebrate from last week’s Ontario budget
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | March 4, 2016
Raising the Minimum Wage: Misguided Policy, Unintended Consequences
By Robert P. Murphy, Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 3, 2016
Who is at higher risk of persistent poverty in Canada?
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 2, 2016
Budgetary smoke and mirrors explain a significant portion of Ontario’s deficit decline
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | February 26, 2016
Ontario Budget: dark cloud of government debt continues to hang over the province
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Feixue Ren | February 25, 2016
Spending drives Alberta’s chronic deficits
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | February 25, 2016
Ontario budget: spending growth responsible for province’s fiscal mess
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | February 25, 2016
Moving targets, routine deficits, and Canada’s short-lived federal ‘fiscal anchor’
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | February 25, 2016
Creating an effective ‘guaranteed annual income’ in Canada would be challenging
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | February 25, 2016
Alberta’s finances deteriorating quicker than expected
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur | February 25, 2016
Increased interest rates could sink Ontario's budget plan, increase costs to taxpayers
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | February 24, 2016
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s fiscal performance: red ink and high taxes
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | February 24, 2016
Premier Wynne’s fiscal record in Ontario earns poor marks
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | February 18, 2016
Spending is the Source of Ontario’s Deficit and Debt Problem
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | February 18, 2016
Government debt—more than meets the eye
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen | February 17, 2016
B.C. 2016 budget overview: Stay-the-course budget a mixed bag, good on balance
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | February 17, 2016
B.C.’s budget an opportunity for Premier Clark to improve fiscal policy performance
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | February 16, 2016
Newfoundland & Labrador’s massive debt and deficits demand bold action
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | February 16, 2016
Canada’s former economic leaders are now its fiscal laggards
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | February 16, 2016
Canada’s federal budget: the risks of deficit spending
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | February 16, 2016
Misleading claims about ‘poverty’ in Canada fail to distinguish between temporary and persistent spells
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | February 15, 2016
Federal transfers to Ontario up 87.8 per cent since 2005/06
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | February 15, 2016
As B.C. budget day looms, Premier Clark’s first place ranking on fiscal policy no reason for complacency
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | February 12, 2016
CPP is not ‘low cost’
By Philip Cross, Charles Lammam | February 11, 2016
Proposed changes to Canada’s labour relations laws strengthen unions at expense of workers
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | February 9, 2016
Measuring the Fiscal Performance of Canada's Premiers, 2016
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios, Feixue Ren | February 4, 2016
Interest payments on government debt: Ontario’s fastest growing expense
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | February 3, 2016
Interest payments are Ontario’s fastest growing expense—faster than health and education spending growth
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | January 28, 2016
Ontario pension plan is unnecessary—and will result in lower wages
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | January 27, 2016
Minimum wage hikes negatively affect employment: new evidence
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | January 26, 2016
To tackle poverty, we must first distinguish between temporary and persistent spells
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | January 26, 2016
Beware of government debt growing under the radar in Canada
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen | January 25, 2016