In 2019, the Alberta government spent $2 billion on corporate welfare.
corporate subsidies
July 26, 2023
12:40PM
Governments do not possess superior knowledge of what people want to buy or sell.
July 11, 2023
9:35AM
In this year’s federal budget, the government earmarked $80 billion in corporate handouts to select industries.
May 31, 2023
3:48PM
The Volkswagen handout prompted automaker Stellantis to halt construction of an electric vehicle battery factory.
May 31, 2023
3:30AM
Policymakers should make business and personal income taxes more competitive and reduce the costs of regulation.
May 24, 2023
1:39PM
Provincial government subsidies total more than $100 million per year.
May 23, 2023
8:48AM
Federal, provincial and local governments spent more than $352 billion subsidizing firms from 2007 to 2019.
May 3, 2023
12:30PM
Government should help foster a pro-growth environment that gives all businesses the opportunity to thrive.
May 3, 2023
8:41AM
The federal government plans to spend an estimated $13 billion on subsidies for Volkswagen’s Ontario battery plant.
March 31, 2023
3:36PM
By 2027/28, the forecasted annual cost of federal debt interest will exceed $50 billion—or more than $1,200 per Canadian.