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Provincial government net debt up 89% in less than a decade
After a lull spanning the first decade of the 21st century, it seems that provincial government debt is again on the rise. Based on figures compiled from the Federal Fiscal Reference Tables and plotted in the first chart below, total ...
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Leader’s economic debate: missing the forest for the trees
In last night’s debate on the economy on issues of job creation, energy, infrastructure, immigration, housing, fiscal policy and taxation, all three party leaders wandered about essentially missing the forest for the trees. While all ...
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A primer on equalization in Canada
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s call for changes to Canada’s system of equalization makes an overview of Canada’s equalization system timely. Equalization is a per capita transfer to provincial governments with below average fiscal ...