Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Federal and provincial government debt interest payments will cost each Canadian between $1,937 and $3,432 depending on their province [[link removed]]
Federal and Provincial Debt Interest Costs for Canadians, 2025 edition finds that taxpayers across Canada will pay a total of $92.5 billion on interest payments for the federal and provincial government debts in 2024/25 alone.
Read More [[link removed]] Average U.S. tariffs increased from 1.5% to 28%, now comparable to rates in Iran and Sudan [[link removed]]
U.S. Economic Freedom in a Trade War finds that the average tariff rate in the United States skyrocketed in 2025 and rivals tariff rates in countries such as Iran and Sudan.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Canada’s equalization program is broken and requires major overhaul [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) by Tegan Hill and Nathaniel Li
This year, equalization payments will total a projected $26.2 billion.
Most Alberta municipalities spending more—but some far more than others [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill and Austin Thompson
From 2009 to 2023, per-person spending across Alberta’s largest municipalities increased by 12.9 per cent.
Here’s how to improve health-care access in B.C. [[link removed]] by Mackenzie Moir
More than 58 per cent of Canadians reported waiting more than two months for non-emergency surgery in 2023.
Canadians should reject any suggestion of mandatory military service [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Matthew Lau
For a year of military service, the public is split—43 per cent support, 44 per cent against.
Canada’s local governments have a spending problem [[link removed]] by Jake Fuss and Austin Thompson
Local governments spent $5,851 per person (on average) in 2023.
One doctor’s battle to put patients ahead of politics [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hub) by Yanick Labrie
Canada’s population is aging, demand for care is rising, and the costs of maintaining the current system are unsustainable.
Canada should eliminate its supply management system—with or without Trump [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) by Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss
Post-deregulation, Australia’s dairy industry increased exports by $3 billion.
More signs of crisis ahead for B.C. taxpayers [[link removed]] by Tegan Hill and Milagros Palacios
The Eby government’s recent year-end fiscal update is yet more evidence that a serious financial issue in Victoria is mounting.
Hogan government should end Newfoundland and Labrador’s ‘fracking’ moratorium [[link removed]] by Kenneth P. Green
The province’s economy can use additional economic activity.
Premier Holt should learn from Gallant-Higgs debt consensus [[link removed]] (Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) by Alex Whalen
In its first budget the Holt government increased spending by 5.0 per cent.
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