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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Août 4, 2017 12:56PM

Let’s consider a unilateral ceasefire on aircraft subsidies

Government support for national airplane producers can come at a great cost.

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Bombardier, corporate subsidies, aerospace subsidies, subsidies, corporate welfare, government spending canada

Mai 4, 2017 9:51AM

Only 10.6% of Ottawa's nearly $100 billion in new infrastructure spending is for trade and transportation

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The federal government calls the $7 billion set aside for subsidizing daycare “infrastructure.”

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infrastructure spending, Justin Trudeau, government spending canada

Décembre 16, 2016 12:52PM

A worrying trend—size of government in Canada on the rise

In Canada, total government spending—more than 40 per cent of GDP—is much higher than empirical evidence shows to be optimal.

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Justin Trudeau, kathleen wynne, rachel notley, philippe couillard, Ottawa, ontario, government spending canada

Décembre 14, 2016 9:59AM

Expect more government spending if Canada moves to proportional representation

Lydia Miljan, Taylor Jackson

Study found that PR countries tend to finance extra spending by running larger deficits.

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canada's electoral system, proportional representation, voting system, public policy, fiscal policy, government spending canada, parliament, election, majoritarian, plurality, voting, electoral reform

Décembre 9, 2016 9:35AM

Control government spending in Canada by aligning public-sector pay with the private sector

Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios

Government-sector workers in Canada retire 2.3 years earlier, on average, than private-sector workers.

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federal government spending, government spending canada, government spending, government budgets, government employees' compensation, government employees, comparing wages and benefits, public sector compensation, job security, public sector pensions

Décembre 6, 2016 3:00AM

Spending cuts impose less economic damage than tax hikes

Study examines how fiscal policies aimed at reducing government deficits affect the economy.

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taxes, government spending canada, debt and deficit, deficit spending, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, rachel notley, kathleen wynne

Septembre 20, 2016 7:56AM

Canada’s high level of economic freedom at risk

Fred McMahon, Ben Eisen

Government spending has increased in Ontario, and Alberta has dramatically increased the tax burden on residents and businesses.

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kathleen wynne, rachel notley, Justin Trudeau, economic freedom, taxes, government spending canada

Avril 11, 2012 2:00AM

Public sector pension reform: less than advertised

The recent federal and Ontario budgets produced a plethora of headlines about how the public sector should brace for changes to its costly pension deals. The dramatic language was in part provoked by lines like this from the Ontario budget: Pension costs are one of the fastest-growing line items and the status quo is not an option.

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pension reform, public sector pension, government spending canada, pension costs, ontario budget, ontario, ontario teachers pension plan, public service pension plan