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Prime minister rejects ‘austerity’ despite massive debt and dismal economic growth(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Grady Munro and Jake FussNearly a decade of uninterrupted deficits has increased the federal debt by $941.9 billion. B.C. plans to 'reconcile' by giving First Nations veto on land use(Appeared in the National Post) by Bruce PardyFirst Nations would have veto power over mining, hydro projects, communication towers and much more. B.C. government’s plan to co-manage public land with First Nations will close province for businessby Niels Veldhuis and Jason ClemensAccording to the plan, First Nations will become joint landlords of more than 90 per cent of the province. Prosperity waning due to Ottawa’s misguided population growth policy(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jock FinlaysonPer-person GDP fell by at least two per cent last year and is set for a repeat performance in 2024. Canadian policymakers should learn from Fauci’s confessions(Appeared in True North) by Kenneth P. Green and Paige MacPhersonSchool closures contributed to a rise in anxiety, depression and suicide among young people. Canadians losing faith in our health-care systemby Bacchus BaruaOther countries include the private sector as a partner in the universal health-care framework. Ottawa should eliminate agents of corporate welfare(Appeared in the Hill Times) by Alex WhalenThe seven organizations combined will spend more than $2 billion in 2023-24 while employing nearly 2,000 civil servants. Improved private-sector conditions key to increased prosperity in Maritimesby Alex WhalenIn Nova Scotia, government spending as a share of the economy averaged more than 60 per cent from 2007 and 2019. Myth-busting will help accelerate ESG retreatby Matthew LauMany environmental and social problems are better handled by bottom-up market forces, not top-down initiatives. Federal government debt interest costs nearly double in just two years(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Jake Fuss and Grady MunroFrom 2021/22 to 2023/24, federal debt interest costs increased from $24.5 billion to $46.5 billion. Saskatchewan proved that reform can shorten wait timesby Mackenzie MoirThe province went from having some of the longest waits for surgery to some of the shortest. |
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