Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnipeg’s decision to go with new curbside collection providers ramps up unnecessary costs for taxpayers as the market for recyclables softens
Tag: Government debt and deficit
Canada unprepared for an aging population
Reading Time: 3 minutes The adverse consequences of an aging population – deficits, debt and slowing economic growth – can be mitigated with prompt action
‘Just spend more’ is not sound fiscal policy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government is digging a perilously deep debt hole that will take Canadian taxpayers years to climb out of
Canada’s health-care system fails to account for senior migration
Reading Time: 3 minutes Migrating seniors pay most of their lifetime taxes in one province and then consume most of their health care in another
Learning economic lessons from an Old World master
Reading Time: 3 minutes An IMF report uses Italy to highlight the dangers of a bloated, unproductive public sector, but it is just pertinent to Canada
Don’t be fooled, Canada’s economy is in decline
Reading Time: 3 minutes Private businesses and international investors have lost confidence in Canada as a competitive place to do business
Canada’s aging population puts a strain on government coffers
Reading Time: 3 minutes But some careful fiscal management would mitigate the adverse effects of Canada’s aging population
Trudeau’s legacy a growing national debt burden
Reading Time: 3 minutes After only two years in office, Trudeau’s legacy on federal debt is already becoming clear, and future generations of Canadians will pay for it
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
Notley’s wrongheaded path leads to deficit disaster
Reading Time: 3 minutes Marked spending increases by the NDP government will push the net debt to $10,000 per Albertan by 2019-20