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  1. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive
  2. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Ford government should recognize 'recession' risks of huge deficit
By Ben Eisen | February 13, 2019
Ford right to highlight economic damage of carbon taxes
By Niels Veldhuis, Elmira Aliakbari | February 7, 2019
Beware—stealthy carbon tax edges closer to reality
By Kenneth P. Green | February 6, 2019
Premier Notley's 'clear path' to budget balance is anything but clear
By Steve Lafleur | February 1, 2019
Policymakers should heed lessons from Canada's carbon tax experiment
By Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman | January 30, 2019
Government spending burying Ontarians in debt
By Ben Eisen | January 30, 2019
Federal spending near record levels in Canadian history
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens | January 28, 2019
Government must cut personal and business taxes to restore Alberta economy
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | January 24, 2019
Environmental Defence goes on the offence
By Kenneth P. Green | January 23, 2019
Canadian policymakers should learn from Trump's supply-side success
By Steven Globerman | January 17, 2019
Higher taxes on high earners—not a good idea
By Ben Eisen | January 17, 2019
Despite decades of government subsidies, Canadian innovation has waned
By Steven Globerman | January 15, 2019
CPP takes bigger bite from Canadians
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | January 15, 2019
Canada's dashed 'energy superpower' dream
By Kenneth P. Green | January 9, 2019
Ford government must get serious about Ontario's government debt
By Ben Eisen | January 9, 2019
Year-end facts Canadians need to know
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | January 8, 2019
Critics paint misleading picture of CEO-to-worker pay gap
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | January 3, 2019
Alberta under siege in 2019
By Kenneth P. Green | January 3, 2019
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
Gaining advantage—eliminating provincial capital gains taxes in Alberta
By Jason Clemens, Ben Eisen | December 18, 2018
As capital exits Canada, Ottawa continues to push unattractive policies
By Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman | December 14, 2018
Carbon taxes—there are other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
By Kenneth P. Green | December 12, 2018
Quebec, Bombardier and the sunk cost fallacy
By Vincent Geloso | December 6, 2018
Calgary should stop looking for one big thing to fix its economy
By Steve Lafleur | December 5, 2018