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Federal government’s redistribution economics doesn’t work(Appeared in the Hub) by Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, and Milagros PalaciosFrom 2015 to 2022, average government transfers to families with children have increased by 24.2 per cent. B.C. government’s new land-use law threatens viability of province’s mining industry(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari, and Jock FinlaysonIn 2024, nominal investment in B.C.'s mining sector will reach a projected $2.4 billion, 15 per cent less than 12 years ago. Simply throwing more money at schools will not increase student test scores(Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun) by Derek J. AllisonThe two highest-spending provinces had significantly lower test scores than the lowest-spending province. Federal government should privatize Canada Post(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jake FussThe Crown corporation lost $748 million in 2023, the sixth consecutive year it lost money. New Brunswickers will endure long health-care waits until government enacts real reform(Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner) by Mackenzie Moir and Alex WhalenLast year the province's median wait between referral from a family doctor and receipt of surgery was 52.6 weeks. Ottawa’s stifling policies will test optimism of Canadian CEOsby Niels VeldhuisThe success of any economy hinges on its institutions including its laws and regulations. Ontario’s Canadian history curriculum remains a confusing mess(Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator) by Michael ZwaagstraThe specific learning outcomes in the curriculum guide are so broad that teachers can do almost anything with them. Federal government programs won’t make ‘life cost less’(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Grady Munro and Jake FussThe government plans to run annual budget deficits of $20 billion or more for the next five years. Historic decline in Canadian living standards continues into 2024by Grady Munro and Jake FussCanada's per-person GDP—a broad measure of living standards—fell 0.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2024. |
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