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Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

It shouldn’t take three levels of government to pay for a train
By Steve Lafleur | July 28, 2021
Ottawa must exercise more control over borrowing and spending
By Jake Fuss | July 26, 2021
Trudeau policies have hurt economic growth
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | July 22, 2021
Trudeau rhetoric can’t change Canada’s fiscal reality
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | July 15, 2021
CERB problems underscore problems with universal basic income
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | July 15, 2021
Alberta celebrates ‘Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day’ later than any other province
By Jake Fuss | July 7, 2021
Furey government must reduce spending to right fiscal ship
By Alex Whalen, Steve Lafleur | July 6, 2021
Ottawa should make equalization more fair and shrink payments
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | June 30, 2021
New Brunswick takes small step toward ‘revenue-neutral’ carbon tax
By Jairo Yunis, Alex Whalen | June 24, 2021
Provinces should study Saskatchewan’s fiscal recovery of the 1990s
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | June 23, 2021
Freeland doubles down despite dismal pre-COVID economic numbers
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | June 18, 2021
Increased income support for seniors threatens health care for seniors
By Steven Globerman | June 17, 2021
Trudeau government enforces price-gouging for chicken and eggs
By Matthew Lau | June 17, 2021
Canada should reject international corporate tax rate
By Steven Globerman | June 10, 2021
Ottawa’s new ‘greener’ homes program will cost much more than it’s worth
By Ben Eisen, Elmira Aliakbari | June 9, 2021
Why subsidies for entertainment don’t work as intended
By Jason Clemens | June 8, 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
Federal government’s spending rationale based on misleading debt picture
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | June 1, 2021
Tax burden growing in Canada, higher taxes loom on the horizon
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | May 26, 2021
Federal spending spree continues to outpace budget projections
By Jake Fuss | May 12, 2021
Federal government’s OAS increase typifies bad policy
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | May 6, 2021
Kenney shouldn’t bank on resource revenues to balance budget—despite high commodity prices
By Tegan Hill | May 3, 2021
Here’s what the Trudeau government won’t tell you about its $170 carbon tax
By Ross McKitrick, Elmira Aliakbari | May 3, 2021
Trudeau government fuels economic uncertainty
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | April 29, 2021