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

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Next prime minister should eschew interventionist ‘industrial policy’
By Matthew Lau | September 15, 2021
Spending on public schools increases across Canada while student results decline
By Paige MacPherson | September 15, 2021
The expensive truth about a universal basic income
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | September 10, 2021
New fiscal rules could help stabilize Newfoundland and Labrador’s finances
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | September 8, 2021
Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families
By Jake Fuss | September 8, 2021
Both frontrunning parties muddy their spending plans
By Jake Fuss, Jason Clemens | September 2, 2021
Saskatchewan should establish new strict rules to save resource revenue
By Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens | September 1, 2021
Ottawa’s ballooning debt and deficits should be major campaign issue
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | August 25, 2021
It’s official—Canada’s finances are now unsustainable
By Ben Eisen | August 25, 2021
‘Fair share’ debate long on rhetoric, low on facts
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | August 17, 2021
Canadians should watch out for opaque tax hikes
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | August 11, 2021
New Brunswick government finances remain unsustainable
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | August 9, 2021
Wealth tax wouldn’t work the way Ottawa wants
By Philip Cross | August 6, 2021
Government growth ultimately hits Canadians in the wallet
By Steven Globerman | August 5, 2021
Federal payout to steel plant exposes carbon tax flaw
By Robert P. Murphy | August 4, 2021
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