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Ford Government Plans to Outspend Wynne Government
Current Ontario government poised to outspend predecessor and increase provincial debt
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Alberta Premiers and Government Spending
Alberta government per-person spending highest in 2017—exceeded COVID-induced spending in 2020
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Promoting Capital Investment in Atlantic Canada: An Imperative for Prosperity
Maritimes experienced slowest growth in business investment nationwide from 1990 to 2018, contributing to lower living standards in the region
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Understanding the Changing Ratio of Working-Age Canadians to Seniors and Its Consequences
Shrinking ratio of Canadian workers to seniors will strain government finances in coming years; only 3 working age individuals for every senior by 2027
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What Changed in Alberta from the Fall 2021 Mid-year Update to Budget 2022
Holding the line on spending, would allow Alberta’s provincial government to re-establish rainy day account and get off the resource roller coaster
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A New Fiscal Framework for Alberta
Don’t squander the resource boom (again); Edmonton needs to constrain spending and save resource windfall
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Worrying Trends in BC’s Testing of Grade 10 Students
Only about half of B.C.’s grade 10 students wrote mandatory student assessments in 2019/20, with majority not proficient in numeracy
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Why Is Equalization Still Growing? 2021 Update
“Overpayments” in equalization will total $8.9 billion by 2025/26 due to flawed rule
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The Investment Outlook for the Canadian and US Oil and Gas Sectors: Evidence from Financial Metrics
Absent policy change in Canada, investors will continue to favour U.S. oil and gas industry
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Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, Fall 2021
Per-student spending (inflation-adjusted) on public schools rose in 7 out of 10 provinces in recent five-year period