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1. New Brunswick takes small step toward ‘revenue-neutral’ carbon tax

   The province’s carbon tax revenue will fund fuel tax reductions or subsidize “green” spending. ...

2. Fiscal Lessons for Atlantic Canada from Saskatchewan

   COVID-19 and the related economic recession have thrown governments across Canada into varying degrees of fiscal peril. In Newfoundland & Labrador, the challenges of rapidly increasing debt and large deficits have created perhaps the largest fiscal ...

3. Provinces should study Saskatchewan’s fiscal recovery of the 1990s

   This year, the 10 provinces are projected to run cumulative deficits of nearly $80 billion. ...

4. Maritime provinces vulnerable to any future changes to equalization program

   In 2019/20, equalization comprised 21 per cent of provincial government revenue in Prince Edward Island. ...

5. Furey budget kicks ‘spending’ can down the road

   The reduced deficit relies largely on oil and gas royalties and transfers from Ottawa. ...

6. Furey government must reduce compensation for government-sector workers

   Government salaries and benefits comprise approximately 42 per cent of the province's spending. ...

7. Debt interest burden highlights Newfoundland and Labrador fiscal crisis

   At $2,055 per person, the province's government debt burden is the highest in Canada. ...

8. N.L. students falling behind in mathematics

   In the recent PISA assessment, the province’s score dropped well below the Canadian average. ...

9. 2021 budgets establish uncertain future for government finances in Canada

   The Trudeau government forecasts a $154.7 billion budget deficit in 2021/22. ...

10. Federal ‘stimulus’ spending will likely arrive late with minimal benefits

    The government says $101 billion in stimulus spending is required for “sustained economic recovery.” ...