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1. Fiscal Policy and Recessions: The Role of Public Infrastructure Spending

   Governments are often encouraged to respond to economic downturns by way of discretionary spending measures intended to stimulate growth, offsetting the negative impacts of reduced private sector activity. In recent decades, governments have placed ...

2. Freeman offers subjective opinion about tax facts—in fact, most stuff isn’t ‘free’

   The Fraser Institute’s Tax Freedom Day and Canadian Consumer Tax Index reveal how much the average Canadian family pays in taxes each year, how the tax bill compares to their incomes and how that share might have changed over time. This ...

3. Prime Minister Trudeau cements his ‘debt’ legacy

   Appeared in the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal, April 29, 2019 With this year’s federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau firmly established his fiscal legacy. No Canadian prime minister has spent more money (per person, inflation-adjusted) or ...