Reading Time: 3 minutes In just 12 years, the province’s net financial position will have deteriorated by a staggering $80 billion
Author: Charles Lammam
Charles Lammam was director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute.
Big spending, big problems on the horizon for B.C. government
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite the promise of yet more new programs to come, there’s actually little room in the budget for more spending
NAFTA negotiations: Canada has it backwards on worker choice
Reading Time: 3 minutes Worker choice laws encourage unions to be more accountable to their members, and contribute to a stronger economy and labour market
Canada’s job-growth, employment rates lag behind U.S.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A series of policy choices have made Canada less attractive for investment, businesses, entrepreneurs and skilled workers
Alberta a black hole for private sector jobs
Reading Time: 3 minutes The province’s overall score on labour market performance is in the bottom half of North American jurisdictions
The unintended, and painful, consequences of a $15 minimum wage
Reading Time: 3 minutes A government-mandated increase in the price of low-skilled labour tends to lead employers to reduce their labour force
Taxes are the average Canadian family’s largest expense
Reading Time: 3 minutes In fact, taxes consume more of the average family’s income than all the basic necessities of life combined
Taxing professionals no way to grow the economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian government has eliminated tax credits without using the resulting revenues to cut rates more broadly
Why Ontario can’t seem to ease its debt burden
Reading Time: 3 minutes Government debt has grown much faster than the economy in recent years, and little change is expected over the next several years
Evidence clear: Minimum wage hikes hurt most vulnerable
Reading Time: 3 minutes University of Waterloo study confirms that the young and immigrants lose out on jobs when minimum wage rises