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Analysis of Changes in Median Employment Income in Large Canadian and American Metropolitan Areas, 2010-2019 is a new study that ranks employment income growth in the largest 141 metropolitan areas in Canada and the United States from 2010 to 2019, finding that only three Canadian cities rank in the top half, with Toronto—Canada’s largest metropolitan area—ranking 102nd.
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There’s time to get off the resource revenue rollercoaster: Re-establishing the Alberta Sustainability Fund is a new study that finds with spending restraint, Alberta can re-introduce a rainy-day fund worth $9.8 billion by 2025/26 that could help insulate the province’s budget from swings in resource revenue.
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Comparing Median Employment Incomes in Atlantic Canada and New England Metropolitan Areas measures median employment income in 20 metropolitan areas in Atlantic Canada and New England (from 2010-2019), finding that most major urban areas in Atlantic Canada underperformed compared to the neighbouring region.
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Steven E. Landsburg, Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester and author of The Essential Milton Friedman, returns to discuss Friedman’s most salient ideas with host Rosemarie Fike, specifically how the expansion of government power may enable positive change but can just as easily enable negative societal change, ultimately removing choice from people and consumers.
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(Appeared in the National Post) by Bruce Pardy
The Act expanded the project assessment process to include effects on “gender."
by Tegan Hill
Albertans have paid significantly more into the CPP than its retirees have received in return.
(Appeared in the Toronto Star) by Josef Filipowicz
In 2022, the country's population increased by 4.7 people for every new home built.
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
Federal spending in 2023/24 will increase by $5.6 billion more than the government’s previous projection.
(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Ben Eisen
From February 2020 to June 2023, total employment in B.C. increased by 111,500 jobs—including 104,400 in the government sector.
(Appeared in the Calgary Herald) by Josef Filipowicz and Tegan Hill
In 2022, Alberta’s population grew by 164,793 people, dwarfing the 29,837 new housing completions.
(Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
Last year, the median wait time between referral to treatment in Nova Scotia was 58.2 weeks, dwarfing the national average.
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