Reading Time: 3 minutes The fundamental problem in Alberta is that spending growth over several years exceeds revenue growth, and is growing faster than other key economic metrics
Tag: Government debt and deficit
Annual interest on Canada’s debt equals $7,000 for a family of four
Reading Time: 3 minutes Interest payments are an important reason why Canadians should not be lulled into thinking that government debt does not matter
B.C. needs to scrutinize its employee wages and benefits
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s unfair that government workers receive a premium paid for by private-sector workers who receive less overall compensation for similar positions
Highway robbery: the case against toll roads
Reading Time: 3 minutes The argument in favour of tolls in Toronto fails on several levels, even for those whose fiscal persuasion is conservative
Debt-laden governments need to tackle gilded public sector wages
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian governments can begin to control their debt and deficits by aligning public-sector pay with the private sector
Atlantic Canada’s oversized public sector
Reading Time: 3 minutes Money can be saved by paring the size of the public sector, finding efficiencies, privatizing some services and controlling wages
Oh, the irony of Ottawa lecturing Canadians on how to manage debt
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Trudeau government is not exactly a model of rectitude when it comes to managing its own debt and deficit
It’s official – Alberta’s 2015/16 deficit larger than initially thought
Reading Time: 3 minutes Notley government hiding behind low oil prices to defer making the tough decisions to reduce spending
Balanced budget spin aside, Ontario’s finances are still a mess
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the absence of meaningful policy change, the province’s debt burden will likely hover near its all-time historic high
Federal deficits could hit nearly $200 billion over next 5 years
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trudeau government believes significant increases in government spending drives economic growth