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A New (Old) Fiscal Rule for Non-Renewable Resource Revenue in Alberta
Mandating a portion of Alberta’s resource revenues be saved during good times key to preventing boom-bust cycle in province’s finances
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Caution Required When Comparing Canada’s Debt to that of Other Countries
Canada’s debt ranking falls from best in the G7 to 5th worst of 29 advanced countries when total debt is measured
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Comparing Economic Performance in Five Pre-Recession Periods
Canada’s economic performance heading into COVID recession was weakest of last five pre-recession periods
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Correcting Common Misunderstandings about Capital Gains Taxes
Nearly 40% of Canadians who pay capital gains taxes earn less than $100,000 a year
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Financing the Canada Child Benefit
Federal spending on benefits for families with children up more than 68% since 2014/15, financed entirely by deficits
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Is the Canada Child Benefit Targeted to those Most in Need?
Households earning less than $40,000 now receive 16% of total federal child benefits—down from more than 21%
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Federal Government Wasting Billions on Poorly Targeted Assistance
$22.3 billion of Ottawa’s COVID spending potentially wasted due to a lack of targeting assistance
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Distribution of CERB: Estimating the Number of Eligible Young People Living with Parents
Young Canadians living in high-income households eligible for nearly $12 billion in CERB payments
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The Essential Joseph Schumpeter
20th century economist Joseph Schumpeter’s ideas can help Canada recover from recession
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Explaining the Growth in Federal Program Spending since 2015
Just 5 spending categories out of 34 account for more than 60% of total increase in federal spending since 2015