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Canada’s Past Fiscal Leaders Are Now Fiscal Laggards: An Analysis of 2017 Provincial Budgets
Once-powerful Alberta and Ontario now fiscal laggards in Canada; Saskatchewan and Quebec now more prudent financial managers
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Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2017 Edition
Taxes—not housing and basic necessities—are largest Canadian household expense
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The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2017 edition
Health-care costs for typical Canadian family will eclipse $12,000 this year; up nearly 70% since 1997
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Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2017
More than 60,000 Canadians left the country for medical treatment in 2016
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Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 9, 2017
June 9 is Tax Freedom Day, when Canadians start working for themselves and not government
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2017
Historically long health-care wait times cost Canadians $1.7 billion last year
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2017
Government employees in Alberta receive 7.9 per cent higher wages than comparable private-sector workers
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec, 2017
Government employees in Quebec get higher wages, retire earlier than comparable private-sector workers
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2017
Wage premium for government employees over comparable private-sector workers hits 13.4 per cent in Ontario
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The Cost of Government Debt in Canada, 2017
Interest payments on government debt in Canada hit $62.8 billion—or $7,000 for a family of four