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Trudeau government should cut strings on Ottawa’s ‘re-opening’ support
By Ben Eisen | June 17, 2020
Salaries and benefits often account for more than half of all provincial government spending
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen, Ben Eisen | June 11, 2020
B.C. minimum wage hike may actually hurt workers it’s designed to help
By Ben Eisen | June 5, 2020
Kenney government should proceed with corporate tax reductions
By Ben Eisen | June 3, 2020
Provincial finances go topsy-turvy from Ontario to B.C.
By Ben Eisen | May 14, 2020
Mounting government debt threatens Alberta’s fiscal status among provinces
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | May 5, 2020
Ford government must prepare for post-COVID spending cuts
By Ben Eisen | May 5, 2020
Canada still relies on its wounded golden goose
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | April 30, 2020
A Friend in Need: How Albertans Continue to Keep Federal Finances Afloat, 2020
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Milagros Palacios | April 28, 2020
Alberta’s debt-to-GDP ratio set to climb—quickly
By Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | April 23, 2020
Another recession means more hardship in areas of Ontario that struggled in recent years
By Ben Eisen | April 17, 2020
It’s easier for governments to increase spending than bring it back down
By Ben Eisen | April 3, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador faces fiscal crisis, other provinces should take note
By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | April 2, 2020
Alberta facing possible third recession in a little more than a decade
By Ben Eisen | March 30, 2020
Ontario’s mini-budget shows provincial deficit will increase
By Ben Eisen | March 30, 2020
Ford government should exercise prudence in these volatile times
By Ben Eisen | March 19, 2020
Alberta careening towards fiscal disaster
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | March 11, 2020
Kenney government squanders opportunity to strengthen path to balanced budget
By Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios, Ben Eisen | March 9, 2020
Kenney government fails to restore Alberta’s income tax advantage
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | March 5, 2020
Kenney buys another ticket for the resource roller-coaster
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | March 3, 2020
Kenney government faces more hard choices with second budget
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | February 26, 2020
Alberta’s Lost Advantage on Personal Income Tax Rates
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | February 20, 2020
G7 growth talk obscures poor income growth among Canadians
By Ben Eisen, Finn Poschmann | February 12, 2020
Government debt-interest payments already hurting Albertans
By Ben Eisen | February 6, 2020
Uneven Recovery: Job Creation in Ontario’s Urban Centres between 2008 and 2018
By Ben Eisen | February 6, 2020
Controlling government-sector salaries key to Kenney’s deficit-reduction plans
By Ben Eisen | January 30, 2020
Union leaders want smaller classes, yet the evidence does not support their claims
By Ben Eisen | January 29, 2020
Ontarians shoulder provincial government debt—and big chunk of federal debt
By Ben Eisen, Jake Fuss | January 27, 2020
Complacency about Alberta’s debt is a dangerous mistake
By Ben Eisen | January 23, 2020
Quebec and B.C. spend less on education than other provinces—while outperforming most provinces
By Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen | January 16, 2020
Ford government’s upcoming second budget should include real fiscal reform
By Ben Eisen | January 15, 2020
Kenney government should reform health care to shorten wait times and save money
By Ben Eisen, Mackenzie Moir | January 10, 2020
Ford government must get serious about reducing government debt
By Ben Eisen | January 8, 2020
More money for health care—careful what you wish for
By Bacchus Barua, Ben Eisen | December 19, 2019
Say goodbye to Ontario’s ‘lost decade’ of debt and economic pain
By Ben Eisen | December 18, 2019
Spending reductions in the 1990s dwarf Kenney’s budget plans
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | December 12, 2019
Controlling government wages crucial to Ford’s deficit-reduction plan
By Ben Eisen | December 11, 2019
What’s Changed, By How Much, and What Remains to be Done: An Analysis of Alberta’s Budget
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | December 5, 2019
More money from Ottawa the wrong solution to Ontario’s fiscal challenges
By Ben Eisen | December 4, 2019
Alberta ready for another ride on the Resource Revenue Roller-coaster
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | December 4, 2019
Ontario needs growth and prosperity in all regions—not just two big ones
By Ben Eisen | November 27, 2019
Catching Up with Canada: A Prosperity Agenda for Atlantic Canada
By Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios, Fred McMahon, Alex Whalen | November 20, 2019
Ontario should learn from Quebec’s debt reduction
By Ben Eisen | November 14, 2019
Ontario vs. Michigan—a tale of two manufacturing jurisdictions
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | November 7, 2019
Another lesson from Alberta—reduce taxes on businesses
By Ben Eisen | November 6, 2019
It’s time to let equalization shrink
By Ben Eisen | November 5, 2019
Premier Ford should look west for deficit-reduction strategy
By Ben Eisen | October 31, 2019
Why Is Equalization Still Growing?
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | October 31, 2019
Alberta’s era of fiscal complacency is over
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | October 25, 2019
Alberta’s budget at a glance
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | October 24, 2019