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1. Ontario school spending up, Ontario student results down

   Spending more on public schools for better educational results to brighten our children's future is one thing, but spending more and getting less should be unacceptable to everyone. ...

2. Next prime minister should cut spending to help the poor

   According to estimates, economic growth is maximized when government spending is about 26 per cent of GDP. ...

3. Next prime minister should eschew interventionist ‘industrial policy’

   In the second quarter of 2021, real GDP per capita fell to 2.9 per cent below fourth quarter 2019 levels. ...

4. Spending on public schools increases across Canada while student results decline

   Between 2003 and 2018, Canada’s average PISA scores in math, science and reading declined. ...

5. Campaign fearmongering on health care ignores experiences of other universal care countries

   Last year, 62 per cent of patients in Canada waited more than four months for a specialist appointment compared to 31 per cent in the Netherlands. ...

6. The expensive truth about a universal basic income

   Ottawa ran an unprecedented $354 billion budget deficit in 2020/21. ...

7. B.C.’s new MRI machine won’t solve province’s wait-time problem

   The province's MRI wait time was longer than the national average. ...

8. Alberta government should use unexpected windfall to stop resource rollercoaster

   By limiting the amount of resource revenue included in the budget, the fund could restore discipline to government spending. ...

9. New fiscal rules could help stabilize Newfoundland and Labrador’s finances

   When the province's resource revenues declined by roughly 22 per cent, the government did not commensurately reduce program spending. ...

10. Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families

    The average Canadian family spends nearly twice as much on taxes than on housing. ...