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Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Canada’s economy underperformed during COVID—despite massive debt accumulation
By Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | June 21, 2022
Canadian families face growing tax burden with no relief in sight
By Jake Fuss | June 20, 2022
Windfall taxes will only prolong higher energy and consumer prices
By Jake Fuss, Elmira Aliakbari | June 17, 2022
Workers will bear burden of federal tax hike on businesses
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | June 15, 2022
Support for new federal programs collapses when Canadians have to pay for them
By Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens | May 30, 2022
COVID-style deficits now completely misguided
By Matthew Lau | May 25, 2022
No end in sight for government spending spree across Canada
By Jake Fuss | May 12, 2022
Scant support for Ottawa’s big plans—if they include tax hikes
By Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens | May 3, 2022
Furey government should stop resource revenue roller-coaster
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | May 2, 2022
Bank of Canada rate hike could cost Canadians billions in government debt interest
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | April 21, 2022
Ottawa must be transparent about real cost of carbon tax
By Elmira Aliakbari, Jairo Yunis | April 13, 2022
Important oversights from Budget 2022
By Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens | April 12, 2022
Federal budget gives us more Ottawa when we needed less
By Jake Fuss | April 8, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador kicks debt can down the road
By Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill | April 8, 2022
COVID should make Canadians more skeptical of wealth taxes
By Philip Cross | April 6, 2022
Spending reductions key to fiscal sustainability in Newfoundland and Labrador
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 30, 2022
Three things Canadians should look for in upcoming federal budget
By Jake Fuss | March 30, 2022
Like father like son—and Canadians will pay the price
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | March 28, 2022
New Brunswick budget brings tax relief—but more is needed
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 24, 2022
Nova Scotia should follow New Brunswick’s lead and restrain spending in upcoming budget
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 23, 2022
New Brunswick government can lower taxes in upcoming budget
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 21, 2022
Freeland and Trudeau face fiscal test with upcoming federal budget
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | March 11, 2022
Ontario government doles out corporate welfare
By Matthew Lau | March 9, 2022
Ottawa’s spending problem predates COVID
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | March 2, 2022
Unexpected influx of revenue does not give provinces licence to spend
By Jake Fuss | February 23, 2022