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Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

How Texas avoided big deficits when oil prices fell
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | November 18, 2016
Ontario’s fall statement—if this plan is ‘working,’ what does failure look like
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | November 17, 2016
Ottawa’s fiscal plan not really about growth-maximizing infrastructure
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | November 15, 2016
Ontario government committed to increasing debt load for future generations
By Ben Eisen | November 14, 2016
Morneau’s ‘Plan for Middle Class Progress’ cuts GDP by $131 billion
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | November 3, 2016
Quebec’s quiet fiscal revolution
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | November 1, 2016
Don’t count on oil rebound to solve Alberta’s fiscal problems
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | October 24, 2016
Federal finances and the irony behind Ottawa’s new ‘stress test’
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen | October 20, 2016
Federal and provincial tax hikes burdening Albertans
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | October 14, 2016
Federal and provincial tax hikes burdening Ontarians
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | October 14, 2016
Wynne government missing big picture on Ontario finances
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | October 13, 2016
Slow growth in Canada and the elephant in the room—bad government policy
By Charles Lammam, Taylor Jackson | October 6, 2016
Top earners already shoulder much of Canada’s tax burden
By Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen | September 30, 2016
The reality of independent school funding in British Columbia
By Deani Van Pelt, Sazid Hasan | September 23, 2016
Reality of education spending in Saskatchewan
By Deani Van Pelt, Jason Clemens | September 20, 2016
Reality of education spending in Alberta
By Deani Van Pelt, Jason Clemens | September 14, 2016
To spur future growth, Morneau should study recent history
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | September 1, 2016
Don’t blame the oil crash or wildfires for Alberta’s deficit
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | September 1, 2016
New federal polices worsen old problem of discouraging work in Canada
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen | September 1, 2016
‘Anti-tax’ accusation is simply wrong
By Charles Lammam | September 1, 2016
Canadian families spend more on taxes than the basic necessities of life
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | August 28, 2016
Alberta poised to outdo Ontario on budget deficits
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | August 25, 2016
Lessons from Michigan’s economic turnaround
By Robert P. Murphy, Ben Eisen | August 22, 2016
Lessons for Ontario from Michigan’s economic revival
By Ben Eisen, Robert P. Murphy | August 18, 2016
Does the size of government affect economic performance? Absolutely
By Livio Di Matteo | August 16, 2016