Government Spending & Taxes

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Between 2003-04 and 2012-13, spending on public schools in Canada increased by 45.9 per cent.


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Some speculate that Justin Trudeau’s government may raise the tax rate on capital gains in next week's federal budget.


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Per capita federal net debt (in 2015 dollars) grew from $577 in 1870 to $19,302 in 2015.


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The percentage of seniors living in low-income has consistently fallen over the past four decades.


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From 2015 to 2018, interest on Ontario's debt will grow from $11.2 billion to $13.1 billion—an increase of nearly 17 per cent.


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Over the last 50 years, federal spending has increased about twice as fast for First Nations people compared to the average Canadian.


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There is very little to feel reassured about when it comes to Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa’s latest budget.


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Researchers have found that the cost of improving household efficiency is more than twice the value of the energy savings.


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The Wynne government estimates it will add $11.5 billion in net debt in 2015/16.


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Provincial program spending between 2004/05 and 2014/15 increased by nearly 100 per cent.


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