Reading Time: 5 minutes We still have time to act; we could approve and quickly license and produce rapid tests in Canada by the tens of millions
Tag: Public sector
The Alberta government is not taking too little from taxpayers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Instead of reaching deeper into their pockets, it’s time for Alberta’s politicians to start living within taxpayers’ means.
Alberta desperately needs to reduce its labour costs
Reading Time: 3 minutes No hope of balancing the budget and repaying the debt unless public service starts to share the pain felt by average Albertans
Alberta public employees have 9.3% pay edge
Reading Time: 3 minutes Goverment workers also enjoyed much more generous non-wage benefits, says the Fraser Institute
Treating taxpayers’ money with respect
Reading Time: 3 minutes We should be watching the case of B.C. clerk of the legislature Craig James and sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz very carefully
Canada’s public sector is getting fatter, and that’s bad news
Reading Time: 3 minutes Instead of climbing out of debt, federal and provincial governments are spending more, to the detriment of the economy
Make room for religious diversity in the workplace
Reading Time: 3 minutes Banning Quebec frontline civil servants from wearing religious symbols would show obstinate and dangerous secularism
Alberta’s job recovery brings its own set of problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes Instead of a recovering private sector economy, Alberta has simply expanded its government sector
Powerful government unions weaken the economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes While the U.S. is curtailing the strength of such unions, Canadian government finances are stretched by the cost of public-sector workers
How to remedy poor health outcomes created by poverty
Reading Time: 4 minutes Social assistance programs in Canada are falling behind. It’s time we expanded basic coverage to include drug and dental care