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Février 26, 2016 3:00AM

Ontario government’s cap-and-trade plan places politics over policy
By
Kenneth P. Green
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Researchers have found that the cost of improving household efficiency is more than twice the value of the energy savings.

Sujet:
Environment, Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources
Étiquettes:
kathleen wynne, ontario governement, cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, GHG emissions
Février 25, 2016 3:25PM

Ontario Budget: dark cloud of government debt continues to hang over the province
By
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Feixue Ren
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The Wynne government estimates it will add $11.5 billion in net debt in 2015/16.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
kathleen wynne, ontario budget, ontario debt, ontario deficit, charles sousa
Février 25, 2016 11:21AM

Spending drives Alberta’s chronic deficits
By
Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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Provincial program spending between 2004/05 and 2014/15 increased by nearly 100 per cent.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
alberta debt, alberta deficit, alberta budget, joe ceci, rachel notley
Février 25, 2016 8:37AM

Alberta’s finances deteriorating quicker than expected
By
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur
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Province’s net financial position could decrease by another $14 billion in 2016/17, making it a net debtor province.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources
Étiquettes:
alberta debt, alberta deficit, alberta economy, oil and gas, rachel notley
Février 25, 2016 7:37AM

Batman v Superman: the state, justice, and due process
By
Aeon J. Skoble
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In fiction, we can be sure that our protagonists are pursuing the actually guilty—not so, in the real world.
Sujet:
The Arts
Étiquettes:
due process, criminal justice system, police, the arts, batman
Février 24, 2016 10:45AM

Increased interest rates could sink Ontario's budget plan, increase costs to taxpayers
By
Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen
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If interest rates rise faster than expected, Ontario’s annual debt interest payments could increase by up to $857 million in 2017/18.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
ontario debt, ontario deficit, ontario budget, kathleen wynne, charles sousa
Février 24, 2016 3:00AM

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s fiscal performance: red ink and high taxes
By
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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Ontario has run a budget deficit every year during Premier Wynne's time in office.
Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
kathleen wynne, ontario deficit, ontario debt, ontario budget
Février 23, 2016 9:42AM

Canada's opposition to unpaid internships hurts the unskilled
By
Fergus Hodgson
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These voluntary relationships clearly benefit the participants, and perhaps that is why the strident opponents resort to hyperbole and fear-mongering.

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Other Topics
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internships, federal government, Justin Trudeau
Février 23, 2016 3:00AM

Why Ontario won’t balance its budget
By
Livio Di Matteo
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The Ontario government's fiscal projections assume revenues will grow faster than spending, when the opposite has often been the case.
Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
ontario deficit, ontario budget, kathleen wynne, ontario debt
Février 22, 2016 10:41AM

An HST for Alberta? Only if other taxes are cut
By
Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen
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To eliminate the deficit, Alberta's government should restrain spending.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
alberta economy, alberta taxes, HST, rachel notley

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