Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Alberta’s Danielle Smith ranks highest among sitting premiers for fiscal management; BC’s Eby and NFLD’s Furey rank lowest [[link removed]]
Measuring the Fiscal Performance of Canada's Premiers, 2025 ranks Canadian premiers (eight current and two former) based on three fiscal policy categories: government spending, taxes, and deficits and debt up to the fiscal year 2023/24. Premiers who managed spending more prudently, balanced the budgets, and or paid down debt ranked higher.
Read More [[link removed]] B.C. elementary schools can improve student performance despite challenges [[link removed]]
The Report Card on British Columbia’s Elementary Schools, 2024 ranks 950 public and independent elementary schools based on eight academic indicators derived from the provincewide Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) results. The report card provides parents with information they can’t easily get anywhere else, including which schools are improving or falling behind.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Trump, taunts and trade—Canada’s response is a decade out of date [[link removed]] (Appeared in the National Post) by Ross McKitrick
The U.S. trade deficit with Canada is a made-in-Washington problem.
B.C. government's new First Nations consultation rule threatens mining industry [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Western Standard) by Julio Mejía and Tegan Hill
The industry provides income for more than 16,000 families in the province and pays wages well above the average.
Next prime minister should swiftly dismantle Ottawa’s anti-energy agenda [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The government made the assessment process for major energy projects more costly, time-consuming and arbitrary.
Here are several ways to reduce distraction in the classroom [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra
According to a recent survey, 75 per cent of teachers and staff in Ontario public schools said “incidents of violence” have increased.
Number of newcomers to Canada set to drop significantly [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jock Finlayson
Canada’s skyrocketing population has aggravated the housing crisis.
Toronto taxpayers face tax hike despite rising crime [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew Lau
Homicides were up 16.4 per cent while sex crimes were up 12.4 per cent.
Trade retaliation might feel good—but it will hurt Canada’s economy [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Star) by Steven Globerman
Once trade protections are put in place, the beneficiaries have a vested interest to keep them in place.
Why do Mainers enjoy higher living standards than New Brunswickers? [[link removed]] (Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) by Ben Eisen and Alex Whalen
Government spending represented 66.5 per cent of the province's economy compared to 39.5 per cent in Maine.
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