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

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Federal budget lacks big picture thinking
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | April 21, 2015
The federal government doesn’t owe Ontario—or Alberta—more money
By Mark Milke | April 20, 2015
Economics of a U.S. VAT
By Jason Clemens, Charles Lammam | April 20, 2015
Money kept by Canadian taxpayers is not a “loss”
By Mark Milke | April 11, 2015
More compensation restraint would help ease Ontario’s budget troubles
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | April 9, 2015
A Brief History of Ontario Public Debt
By Livio Di Matteo | April 7, 2015
Quebec budget shows progress but bolder fiscal reforms still needed
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | April 4, 2015
The Texas Advantage over Alberta
By Mark Milke | April 4, 2015
Prentice chooses Getty over Klein; further erodes Alberta Advantage
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | March 28, 2015
Alberta’s budget: $11.4 billion in extra taxes
By Mark Milke | March 28, 2015
Is the proposed PST hike the best way to finance transit expansion in Metro Vancouver?
By Joseph Berechman | March 25, 2015
How existing budgets could fund Metro Vancouver’s transit expansion plan
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 24, 2015
Cheer up, western prosperity will return
By Mark Milke | March 21, 2015
“Anti-tax” accusation based on silly and simplistic arguments
By Mark Milke, Charles Lammam | March 16, 2015
Alberta’s missed Heritage Fund opportunity
By Mark Milke | March 14, 2015
Budget 2015: Quebec’s twin fiscal challenges require bold action
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | March 6, 2015
Alberta tried tax hikes in the 1980s—they didn’t work
By Mark Milke | February 28, 2015
Western weakness won’t help Ontario’s budget woes
By Mark Milke | February 27, 2015
Compensation in Quebec’s government sector outpaces private sector
By Charles Lammam, Philip Cross | February 26, 2015
Ontario's 'carbon tax' offers no benefit
By Kenneth P. Green, Ross McKitrick | February 21, 2015
Alberta’s 10-year, $49 billion boom in program spending
By Mark Milke | February 21, 2015
B.C.’s 2015 budget: The status quo isn’t good enough
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios | February 18, 2015
Government compensation outpacing the private sector in Ontario
By Charles Lammam, Niels Veldhuis | February 18, 2015
Smart reform can fix Alberta’s finances
By Charles Lammam, Jason Clemens | February 14, 2015
Ralph Klein saved health care and education
By Mark Milke | February 14, 2015