Government Spending & Taxes

— Mar 2, 2023
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A Poll of Canadians on the Average Family’s Taxes

Polling Canadians on Taxes for the Average Family, based on a new Leger poll in early 2023 that surveyed 1,554 Canadians about their opinions on the tax burdens imposed on families, finds that 80 per cent of Canadians across the country support the average family paying 40 per cent or less of their income in total taxes to all levels of government.

— Feb 28, 2023
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Ontario Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

Ontario Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that reviews annual per-person program spending (inflation-adjusted) by Ontario premiers from 1965 to 2021, and finds that the highest single year of per-person spending on record was under Premier Doug Ford in 2020.

— Feb 28, 2023
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Saskatchewan Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

Saskatchewan Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that reviews annual per-person program spending (inflation-adjusted) by Saskatchewan premiers from 1965 to 2021, and finds that the highest single year of per-person spending on record was under Premier Scott Moe in 2021, even excluding COVID-related spending.

— Feb 24, 2023
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Aging, Capital Investment, and Standards of Living

Aging, Capital Investment, and Standards of Living finds that if policymakers want to offset the effects of Canada’s aging population and subsequent decline in labour market growth, they must make the country more attractive to business investment.

— Feb 16, 2023
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Newfoundland & Labrador Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

Newfoundland and Labrador Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that finds from 1965 to 2021, per-person spending in Newfoundland and Labrador increased substantially from $3,072 (in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars) to $15,019.

— Feb 16, 2023
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Prince Edward Island Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

Prince Edward Island Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that finds from 1965 to 2021, per-person spending in Prince Edward Island increased from $2,823 (in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars) to $15,024.

— Feb 14, 2023
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British Columbia Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

British Columbia Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that reviews annual per-person program spending (inflation-adjusted) by British Columbia premiers from 1965 to 2021, and finds that the highest single year of per-person spending on record was under Premier John Horgan in 2021, even excluding COVID-related spending.

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