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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2021 Edition
Per-person federal program spending (adjusted for inflation) reached $17,121 in 2020-21, by far the highest level in Canada’s history. Non-COVID-related per-person spending in 2020-21 was $11,165. Moreover, federal spending is estimated to reach ...
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Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on May 24, 2021
In 2021, the average Canadian family will earn $124,659 in income and pay an estimated $48,757 in total taxes (39.1%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its taxes up front, it would have worked until May 23 to pay the total tax bill imposed on it ...
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2021 Edition
Ottawa spent twice as much per Canadian in 2020 ($17,091) as it did at height of WWII ($7,769) ...
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2021 Edition
Federal program spending in 2021 will reach a projected $11,370 per person—or 18.7 per cent of the economy. ...
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Waning generosity in Canada hurts most vulnerable Canadians
Appeared in the Toronto Sun, December 16, 2020 Every holiday season, millions of Canadians donate their time and money to charities. These charitable donations help the vulnerable, feed the homeless and ensure children around the world have access to ...
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Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2020 Generosity Index
Manitoba had the highest percentage of tax filers that donated to charity among the provinces (22.4%) during the 2018 tax year while New Brunswick and Newfoundland & Labrador had the lowest (17.4%). Manitoba also donated the highest percentage ...