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Mai 29, 2023 3:30AM

Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workers
Ben Eisen
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Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workers

Government workers in Ontario enjoy a 10.9 per cent wage premium compared to similar private-sector workers.

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public sector compensation, public sector employees, public compensation, government salaries
Mai 19, 2023 9:38AM

B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocritical
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocritical

The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.

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cancer treatment, waiting for treatment, waiting for health care, cost of waiting for treatment, health care spending
Mai 9, 2023 1:42PM

Government debt interest costs rising across Canada
Jake Fuss
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Government debt interest costs rising across Canada

Federal debt interest costs will reach a forecasted $43.9 billion in 2023/24.

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federal debt, federal government debt, debt interest, debt interest payments
Mai 1, 2023 3:00AM

Ontario's economic decline hurting household incomes
Ben Eisen
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Ontario's economic decline hurting household incomes

The province's median income increased by just 5.4 per cent—less than half the overall growth rate across Canada.

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ontario economy, ontario income, economic growth, ontario's finances, ontario jobs
Avril 29, 2023 4:30AM

Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering
Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen
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Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering

Residents in the region pay some of the highest tax rates on personal income, goods and services.

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atlantic canada economy, atlantic canada, atlantic canada prosperity, atlantic canada debt
Avril 27, 2023 5:30PM

Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care

Patients in the province could expect to wait 25.8 weeks (on average) between a specialist referral and receipt of treatment.

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bc health care, waiting for health care, bc hospitals, waiting for treatment, healthcare performance
Avril 25, 2023 8:53AM

U.S. states more attractive to energy investment than Canadian provinces including Alberta
Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari
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U.S. states more attractive to energy investment than Canadian provinces including Alberta

Investment in the oil and gas sector fell from $76 billion in 2014 to $29 billion in 2022.

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bill c-69, Bill C-48, oil production, energy investment, energy regulation, environmental regulation
Avril 22, 2023 3:30AM

Income numbers tell tale of economic decline in Windsor and London

Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur
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Income numbers tell tale of economic decline in Windsor and London

Southwestern Ontario’s two largest cities went from the top third to the bottom third for median income in Canada.

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average incomes, ontario income, ontario economy, ontario businesses
Avril 21, 2023 3:00AM

Ottawa’s approach to spending—what goes up must continue going up
Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios
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Ottawa’s approach to spending—what goes up must continue going up

Federal program spending is expected to grow by $132.7 billion—or 41 per cent—between 2014/15 and 2023/24.

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federal government spending, federal spending, fiscal performance, federal government debt
Avril 19, 2023 8:00AM

Federal ‘green agenda’ unlikely to spur business investment
Jock Finlayson
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Federal ‘green agenda’ unlikely to spur business investment

Green technologies and related manufactured goods comprise less than 1 per cent of Canada's GDP.

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business investment, capital spending, capital investment, private sector investment

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