Atlantic Canada Prosperity Commentary Archive | Fraser Institute

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Nova Scotia increases public school spending while student results decline

By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | September 27, 2021

New fiscal rules could help stabilize Newfoundland and Labrador’s finances

By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | September 8, 2021

Nova Scotia can improve health care without breaking the bank

By Alex Whalen, Bacchus Barua | August 27, 2021

Muskrat Falls project illustrates problem with public ownership of large-scale projects

By Jairo Yunis, Elmira Aliakbari | August 20, 2021

New Brunswick government finances remain unsustainable

By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | August 9, 2021

Furey government must reduce spending to right fiscal ship

By Alex Whalen, Steve Lafleur | July 6, 2021

New Brunswick takes small step toward ‘revenue-neutral’ carbon tax

By Jairo Yunis, Alex Whalen | June 24, 2021

Canadians paying dearly for mounting provincial debt

By Jake Fuss | June 2, 2021

Furey budget kicks ‘spending’ can down the road

By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | June 2, 2021

N.L. students falling behind in mathematics

By Derek J. Allison, Alex Whalen | May 10, 2021

Trudeau carbon tax hike will hammer New Brunswick economy

By Alex Whalen, Elmira Aliakbari | April 12, 2021

Newfoundland and Labrador can leverage mining potential during COVID recovery

By Jairo Yunis, Alex Whalen | April 8, 2021

Higgs government shows spending restraint—but long-term challenges loom

By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 16, 2021

Canada needs an employment insurance system for the 21st century

By Jake Fuss, Steven Globerman | March 10, 2021

Nova Scotia government should unwind early-COVID emergency spending in upcoming budget

By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 9, 2021

Upcoming budget represents unique opportunity for New Brunswick

By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | March 2, 2021

Governments in Atlantic Canada should increase space for the private sector

By Fred McMahon | January 29, 2021

Despite high spending on public schools, New Brunswick sees relatively poor student performance

By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | January 6, 2021

More spending on public schools not producing better results in Nova Scotia

By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | January 5, 2021

Charitable giving on the wane in Newfoundland and Labrador

By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | January 4, 2021

Charitable giving on the wane in Nova Scotia

By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | December 23, 2020

Freer trade will benefit Atlantic provinces more than others

By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | December 17, 2020

New Brunswick health-care wait times among longest in Canada

By Alex Whalen, Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir | December 17, 2020

Maritime provinces could soon see smaller slice of equalization pie

By Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | December 8, 2020

Atlantic provinces addiction to big government suppresses economic growth

By Fred McMahon | December 4, 2020