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Avril 5, 2012 2:00AM

Harper's bloated budgets shouldn't earn Frum's praise
Mark Milke
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Canada's Conservative government deserves praise on a number of fronts. Since coming to power, the Tories have ended the reflexively relativist approach to foreign policy, tackled supposedly politically sensitive immigration issues and understood and promoted the need for private-sector jobs, especially in the energy sector.

Thus, when David From wrote, in his Saturday National Post column, that under Stephen Harper, Canada can fairly claim to be the best-governed country among advanced democracies in the world, he was not far off the mark.
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federal budget, government spending, david frum article, deficit, debt
Avril 1, 2012 2:00AM

Canada's red-ink budgets: 45 of the last 65 years
Mark Milke
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Ever since the last recession, Canadians have been informed by pundits and the political class that stimulus spending—perhaps better labelled as “binge” spending—was critical to Canada’s economic recovery.

But extra government spending had little to do with Canada’s exit out of the recession. The recession ended in mid-2009; it was only about then that federal and provincial governments started spending extra (borrowed) stimulus cash.

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federal budget, government spending, program spending, deficit, red-ink budget, stimulus spending
Mars 31, 2012 2:00AM

The Conservatives' no-cut budget
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam
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There it was on the front page of The Globe and Mail: $5.2-billion [in] total spending cuts. The Toronto Star screamed: Tories slash spending in fiscal overhaul, while CTV proclaimed: Budget to cut spending nearly $6-billion.

Perhaps they read a different budget than the one we found on the Department of Finance's website. Here's what the Conservatives' budget actually stated: The results of the government's review of departmental spending amount to roughly $5.2-billion in ongoing savings.

That's savings, folks, not cuts.

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federal budget, government spending, deficit, debt, government debt, program spending
Mars 28, 2012 2:00AM

Ontario's 2012 budget a missed opportunity
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam
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On Tuesday, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan had one of those rare opportunities of which politicians can only dream. With his province heading toward a fiscal crisis caused by mounting debt and out-of-control spending, an opposition sympathetic to dealing with the problem, a public that clearly wants his government to address the debt, and news outlets that understand the need for significant fiscal restraint, everything lined up for Duncan.

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Mars 25, 2012 2:00AM

Alberta's public sector unions versus Alberta prosperity
Mark Milke
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If Albertans employed in the energy sector ever wonder why some people underestimate the vast contributions made by the oil and gas industry to Alberta’s prosperity, a new ad from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) provides a clue.

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alberta prosperity, energy, public sector unions, government spending, alberta, albertas health expenditures
Mars 24, 2012 3:00AM

Duncan must deal with the real problem: government spending
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam
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If Ontarians are to believe Finance Minister Dwight Duncan, next week’s provincial budget will be “the most significant budget this government has ever delivered.” Let’s hope so. With a deficit of nearly $16 billion this year and several more expected over the coming years, Ontarians desperately need and deserve a plan to return fiscal sanity to the province.
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ontario budget, government spending, ontario deficit, ontario government spending, program spending
Mars 21, 2012 3:00AM

Canadian Federal Health Transfers to the Provinces, 2012 edition
Niels Veldhuis, Nadeem Esmail, Milagros Palacios
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Mars 20, 2012 3:00AM

Flaherty has opportunity to deliver the prudent budget that Falcon didn't
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam
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With economic uncertainty lurking around every corner, it’s critical that governments across Canada show fiscal discipline and put forth prudent budgets.

Here in B.C., Finance Minister Kevin Falcon reassured British Columbians that his government’s 2012 budget was “built on fiscal discipline” and lays a “firm foundation for the future.” Falcon even warned of the perils of additional government taxes, spending and borrowing, calling such measures “potentially catastrophic.”
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federal budget, canada, government spending, government debt, deficit
Mars 14, 2012 3:00AM

Nary a conservative budget in sight
Niels Veldhuis
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Sitting down with my morning cup of coffee and Saturday's National Post, I was delighted to read Andrew Coyne's scathing criticism of the federal Conservatives' record in office, based on comments he was to make at this year's Manning Networking Conference (Is there a conservative in the House?, March 10).

Where has conservatism gone? Coyne asked. Unfortunately, Post readers didn't have to look far for the answer - the adjacent page to be precise.
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Mars 9, 2012 2:00AM

BC's 2012 budget fails to lay foundation for the future
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam
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With economic uncertainty as the backdrop, it was critical for the BC government to put forth a prudent budget. Finance minister Kevin Falcon acknowledged as much by reassuring British Columbians that the budget was “built on fiscal discipline” and lays a “firm foundation for the future.” Falcon even warned of the perils of additional government taxes, spending, and borrowing in the current economic environment, calling such measures “potentially catastrophic.”

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bc budget, government spending, bc budget deficit, bc investment climate, bc economy, provincial budget