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Alberta government’s budget promises will fall flat without clear long-term plan(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan HillProgram spending from 2023/24 to 2025/26 will be $6.4 billion higher than projected just three months ago. Free-spending Nova Scotia budget gets failing gradeby Alex WhalenThe province's net debt is projected to rise by more than $6 billion. P.E.I. government misses opportunity to correct fiscal courseby Jake Fuss and Alex WhalenAccording to the budget, the province will run its second consecutive deficit in 2024/25. Spending restraint in Ottawa could help reduce inflation(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jock FinlaysonCanada’s population is expanding by more than one million per year while housing starts are stuck below 250,000. Federal government helped spark Canada’s economic growth crisisby Jason Clemens, Grady Munro, and Milagros PalaciosOver the last nine years, Canadian living standards have not increased. More parental involvement in Alberta schools will benefit students(Appeared in True North) by Michael Zwaagstra and Paige MacPhersonTeachers should leave their personal political views at home and focus on educating students. Federal government not being honest about true cost of national pharmacare(Appeared in the Hill Times) by Jake Fuss and Mackenzie MoirSupport among Canadians for national pharmacare drops from 79 per cent to 40 per cent when the plan is linked to tax hikes. Canada’s struggling private sector—a tale of two citiesby Jason Clemens and Joel EmesWhen commercial centres have lower median employment incomes than capital cities, the private sector may be in real distress. New Brunswick’s natural gas opportunity—separating fact from fiction(Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner) by Alex WhalenWith a “moderate” level of development, the province projects $21 billion in investment over 20 years. Learning loss piles up alongside snow while ‘e-learning’ collects dust(Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Alex Whalen and Paige MacPhersonIn math, 15-year-old students in Nova Scotia today are more than two years behind where they were in 2003. Ontario’s housing woes—a supply-side problemby Livio Di MatteoLast year, builders in the province built nearly 60 per cent fewer new homes per person compared to 1973. Canadians in three provinces will spend roughly the same on debt interest as K-12 educationby Grady Munro and Jake FussProvincial and federal net debt has increased by $1.0 trillion from 2007/08 to 2023/24. |
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