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  2. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

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
Conservative climate plan wildly oversimplifies and overreaches
By Ross McKitrick | April 28, 2021
Trudeau ‘childcare’ plan remains opaque, contradicts other federal policy
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | April 23, 2021
Trudeau government spending large on Canada’s credit card
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | April 22, 2021
Conservative climate plan falls flat
By Elmira Aliakbari, Jairo Yunis | April 21, 2021
Federal ‘stimulus’ spending will likely arrive late with minimal benefits
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | April 19, 2021
As Trudeau government tables budget, don’t be fooled by positive short-term economic news
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | April 19, 2021
Stimulus spending on infrastructure won’t ‘kickstart’ COVID recovery
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | April 17, 2021
Advocates of universal basic income ignore enormous price tag
By Jake Fuss | April 14, 2021
Trudeau government weakened Canada’s economy well before COVID-19
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | April 14, 2021
Trudeau carbon tax hike will hammer New Brunswick economy
By Alex Whalen, Elmira Aliakbari | April 12, 2021