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History is clear—the Trudeau government needs to change direction

More than 60 per cent of families in the bottom 20 per cent pay higher income taxes today because of the discontinued tax credits.


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Canada’s gloomy economic outlook may put federal finances at risk

The Bank of Canada recently reiterated its long-term expectation that economic growth will decline to 1.3 per cent.


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Warning: the Chinese economy may soon run out of steam

China’s GDP overstates its economic performance.


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Six years after the recession, neither Southwestern, Northern nor Eastern Ontario had recovered to 2008 employment levels.

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Over the last 100 years, government spending around the world has grown.


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By 2014, Ontario’s sluggish economic performance had caused living standards to fall below the Canadian average.

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At an average of 3.6 per cent, the most robust growth period for Central Canada was during the pre-1973 oil crisis.

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Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes did little to improve their economic fundamentals or competitiveness.