Reading Time: 3 minutes The government must craft a credible short-term plan to eliminate the budget deficit rather than continuing the bipartisan habit of kicking the can down the road
Author: Jake Fuss
Jake Fuss is an Economist at the Fraser Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of Calgary. Mr. Fuss has written commentaries appearing in major Canadian newspapers including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Sun, and National Post. His research covers a wide range of policy issues including government spending, debt, taxation, labour policy, and charitable giving.
Ontario must quickly balance budget in wake of pandemic
Reading Time: 3 minutes Deficits might seem like an abstract problem for our future selves (or future generations) but in Ontario, this simply isn’t the case
Charitable giving on the wane in Nova Scotia, across the country
Reading Time: 3 minutes The rapid decline in giving in recent decades means Canadian charities are increasingly strapped for resources and face larger financial obstacles
Federal government approach to finances anything but ‘prudent’
Reading Time: 4 minutes The government has consistently demonstrated a lack of prudence in its approach to public finances, leaving huge bills for future generations to pay
Trudeau government dodges democratic accountability
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s hard not to interpret the federal government’s ongoing refusal to deliver a full budget as yet another example of avoiding accountability
New Brunswick government finances unsustainable
Reading Time: 3 minutes If the government doesn’t restore provincial finances, future generations will pay the price through debt interest payments
Sooner or later, we will pay for federal spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trudeau isn’t saying no new taxes; he’s saying we should continue to spend today and pay for it with taxes tomorrow
Federal tax hikes would do more harm than good
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our high income tax rates discourage productive economic activity and put Canada at a competitive disadvantage
Stimulus spending will likely harm Canadian economy, not help it
Reading Time: 3 minutes Government spending actually crowds out private economic activity and therefore doesn’t stimulate the economy
Alberta should seek more autonomy in health care
Reading Time: 4 minutes Welfare reform in the 1990s provides a starting point for reforming health care today