Reading Time: 3 minutes But there is still room for improvement
Tag: Government debt and deficit
Cash from Ottawa won’t solve Alberta’s deficit problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes Low oil prices aren’t what’s driving Alberta’s fiscal troubles
New Brunswick sinking further into debt
Reading Time: 4 minutes New Brunswick needs a long-term strategy for growth and a reform of its spending model if is it to reverse course
The cost of government debt addiction in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Interest payments on the debt leave less money to spend on health care, education and social services
Federal transfers to the provinces at an all-time high
Reading Time: 3 minutes The complaint from some provinces that Ottawa is shortchanging them is false
Growing government debt danger to Canada’s future prosperity
Reading Time: 4 minutes Governments should use the coming budget season as an opportunity to take serious action to reverse the trend
Government employee compensation should reflect private sector norms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Doing so will allow governments to better control spending and rein in deficits and debt
Growing number of firefighters fighting fewer fires
Reading Time: 3 minutes The number of reported fires in Ontario fell by 41% while the number of firefighters increased by 36%
Government budgets are like volcanoes
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s what underneath that counts
National drug plan would reduce public, private spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Any perceived barriers appear to be unjustified