Almost all the media coverage of Statistics Canada’s recent economic report heralded the fact that Canada avoided a recession in the fourth quarter of 2023—the economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, so another decline at the end of the year would have technically meant a recession.

It’s budget season, and many governments across Canada are in the red with deficits planned for this fiscal year and beyond. To rein in spending and move towards budget balance, governments should eliminate wasteful spending. Corporate welfare is a good place to start.

The Eby government recently tabled its budget for fiscal year 2024-25. The budget, which includes an explosion of debt, is a generational error that could take more than a decade to rectify.

Canadians are one step closer to national pharmacare. The Trudeau government and the NDP recently introduced the first piece of the plan.

Two weeks ago, the Kinew government told school superintendents and principals that it plans to cancel grade 10 and 12 provincial high school exams—and consequently, deprive parents, students, teachers and policymakers of valuable information about student progress and diminish accountability in the education system.

Canada is, we are told, in a climate crisis. “Climate action can’t wait,” said Prime Minister Trudeau. “Together, we will beat this crisis while creating a green economy and new middle-class jobs for Canadians.”

In Budget 2024, the Smith government committed to building up the Heritage fund so its annual earnings can replace resource revenue in the budget, and ultimately reduce Alberta’s reliance on this volatile source of revenue.

There you are, the government of British Columbia, driving down the EV-transition highway, dreaming of the day that all cars will be electric, when suddenly the road is full of yellow warning signs and red lights showing your current speed and flashing SLOW DOWN.

Ontario’s dismal economic performance throughout most of this century has been a topic of much discussion among economists and public policy analysts for years.

You can’t overstate the importance of the mining sector for the Yukon. The mining of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc and lead constitute the largest industries in Canada’s westernmost territory, accounting for nearly all its exports.