Media reports often imply that spending on public elementary and secondary schools in Canada is dropping. But is this actually the case?
education spending
May 16, 2015
9:00AM
Provincial cries for more federal money are as old as Confederation, and rarely have any substance to them.
April 25, 2015
10:00AM
Imagine you’re near what you thought was a dormant volcano but it suddenly erupts. Assuming you escape, you might later reflect that there was nothing “sudden” about it.
April 8, 2015
9:00AM
Soon, the Wynne government will present its first budget since being re-elected with a majority last June. This will be a critical test, particularly with respect to the bond market and credit rating agencies.
February 18, 2015
2:00PM
It’s budget season in Edmonton but Premier Prentice has already announced a five per cent across-the-board reduction in program spending to help deal with an expected $7 billion-plus deficit.
February 18, 2015
12:00PM
It’s budget season again, with provincial governments across Canada delivering their annual budgets amid a backdrop of falling commodity prices and provincial deficits. And once again, a mythology surrounding education spending will likely influence spending choices from coast to coast.
February 17, 2015
9:00AM
The provincial government will deliver its budget today, amid a backdrop of fallen commodity prices and a generally sluggish economy. In light of British Columbia’s mounting government debt, vigilance and restraint will be key.
February 14, 2015
10:30AM
The severity of Alberta’s fiscal problems hit home with many Albertans this week as Premier Prentice announced that the upcoming provincial budget will include an across-the-board five per cent spending cut.
February 14, 2015
10:00AM
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and Finance Minister Robin Campbell have made it clear the province will reduce government spending in its March budget.
November 25, 2014
8:00AM
One of the big stories coming out of Queen’s Park on the government’s fall economic update was the possibility of reductions in education spending.