economic growth

5:27PM
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Understanding Two Decades of Weak Economic Performance in Ontario

It’s important for policymakers to recognize the severity of Ontario’s growth problem, how long-lived it has been, and the challenge of weak business investment that could impede future growth.


3:00AM
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Next prime minister should cut spending to help the poor

According to estimates, economic growth is maximized when government spending is about 26 per cent of GDP.


10:36AM
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Ottawa’s ballooning debt and deficits should be major campaign issue

Canada has the fifth-highest level of total government debt among 29 industrialized countries.


8:32AM
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Trudeau policies have hurt economic growth

This government’s policies depart from the consensus of previous governments both Liberal and Conservative.


12:13PM
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Ontario has fallen behind Michigan’s economy

At least 90 per cent of net job creation in Ontario took place either in the Greater Toronto Area or Ottawa.


9:36AM
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Ford should butt out of Ontario’s business

The Ford government plans to invest $100 million of taxpayer money in technology companies.


8:49AM
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Reality check—the dangers of debt accumulation

Canada's total government debt now equals 107 per cent of GDP.


10:29PM
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B.C. budget lacks effective plan for finances and economy

Program spending is projected to increase from pre-pandemic levels by 15.2 per cent in 2021/22.


12:15PM
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Trudeau’s pre-recession period marked by weak economic numbers

The 2016-2019 period contained the weakest performance for income growth, labour markets and business investment.