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1. Infrastructure a small share of the Liberal $29.4 billion deficit

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, April 2, 2016 A major theme in the lead-up to the recent federal budget was a commitment to increased infrastructure spending. The Liberals gave the impression that infrastructure would be a key driver of their deficit spending ...

2. Ontario debt gouges tomorrow’s taxpayers for today’s spending

   Appeared in the National Post 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. Consider the sobering comparisons ...

3. Capital Budgeting and Fiscal Sustainability in British Columbia

   The opening sentence of British Columbia’s Budget and Fiscal Plan 2014/15–2016/17 states: “ Budget 2014 affirms government’s ability to balance its budget on an ongoing basis.” That statement refers to the operating budget. However, the province’s ...

4. Not your mother's budget surplus

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald When apologists for the provincial government's new borrowing binge defend it on the grounds that private sector companies borrow money for capital expenses so why not have the Alberta government do the same? their ...

5. Federal Liberals reject the party's successful pragmatism of the 1990s

   Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal and Flin Flon Reminder The policy direction of the Liberal Party of Canada and its leader Justin Trudeau, as evidenced by the speeches, motions, and debate at the recent national party ...