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

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

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
Trudeau government weakened Canada’s economy well before COVID-19
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | April 14, 2021
Trudeau carbon tax hike will hammer New Brunswick economy
By Alex Whalen, Elmira Aliakbari | April 12, 2021
Canadians will pay for Trudeau government’s record spending
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | April 8, 2021
Trudeau carbon tax will cost—not benefit—families
By Matthew Lau | April 7, 2021
Three ways federal government can spur COVID recovery
By Jake Fuss | March 31, 2021
Ontario continues to accumulate debt more quickly than Quebec
By Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss | March 26, 2021
Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hammer southwestern Ontarians
By Elmira Aliakbari, Jason Clemens | March 25, 2021
Trudeau government keeps ‘imagining’ while Canadians suffer the economic consequences
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | March 25, 2021
Ford fiscal strategy resembles McGuinty/Wynne plans—with predictable results
By Ben Eisen, Jake Fuss | March 24, 2021
Debt interest payments fastest-growing component of Ontario budget
By Ben Eisen | March 19, 2021
New $170 carbon tax will hit Albertans hard
By Tegan Hill, Elmira Aliakbari | March 18, 2021
Federal government’s 'industrial policy' creates all the wrong incentives
By Matthew Lau | March 17, 2021
Higgs government shows spending restraint—but long-term challenges loom
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 16, 2021
Combined provincial, federal deficits will grow by about $22 billion annually due to carbon tax hike
By Elmira Aliakbari, Jason Clemens | March 16, 2021
No PST—Alberta government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem
By Niels Veldhuis, Tegan Hill | March 11, 2021
Trudeau government should scuttle stimulus spending plans
By Matthew Lau | March 11, 2021
Nova Scotia government should unwind early-COVID emergency spending in upcoming budget
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 9, 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
Canadians pay the price for mounting government debt
By Jake Fuss | February 24, 2021
Ford government must plot path to budget balance
By Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss | February 18, 2021
Alberta’s reign as Canada’s fiscal leader is over—and Albertans will pay the price
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | February 18, 2021
Tax reform will increase possibility of four-day workweek in Canada
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | February 17, 2021