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Février 5, 2015 9:30AM

Ontario debt gouges tomorrow’s taxpayers for today’s spending
Jean-François Wen, Charles Lammam
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Many Ontarians have likely heard a horror story or two about their government’s growing debt and the resulting strain on public finances. You can’t blame them. Sources of evidence abound.

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Juillet 16, 2014 6:00AM

City of Vancouver addicted to debt
Hugh MacIntyre, Charles Lammam
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The City of Vancouver is the only municipality in B.C. that can directly take on debt without permission from the provincial and regional governments. Perhaps not surprisingly, it is also the only municipality in the Metro region with liabilities (debt, employee pension obligations, etc) consistently greater than financial assets (cash, investments, etc).

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Juin 15, 2014 6:00AM

Metro Vancouver municipalities cry poor while flush with revenue
Hugh MacIntyre, Charles Lammam
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Asking for more money is common among municipal officials. Despite soaring transfers from higher level governments, municipalities repeatedly claim they need more because their revenue sources lack growth potential.

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metro vancouver municipalities, municipal finances in metro vancouver, hugh macintyre, charles lammam, gas tax fund, federal transfers, state of municipal finances in metro vancouver, infrastructure spending, garbage collection, fire protection, policing, water utilities