Latest Research Canadian seniors will consume 71.4 per cent of total health care expenditures in 2040 [[link removed]]

Aging and Expenditures on Health Care is a new study that finds Canadians over the age of 65, who are projected to make up 23.4 per cent of the population by 2040, will account for 71.4 per cent of total health care expenditures in that year. And in fact, health care spending is projected to grow by 88 per cent from 2019 to 2040 as a result of the growing number of Canadians aged 65 and older.

Read More [[link removed]] Ontario government debt will reach 47 per cent of the economy (GDP) this year, requiring immediate action [[link removed]]

Lessons for the Ford Government from the 1995 Federal Budget is a new study that finds Ontario’s provincial net debt will equal 47 per cent of the provincial economy by the end of this year, and highlights how the current government can return to budget balance following the example of the 1995 Chrétien government reforms.

Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Despite court ruling, Ottawa’s carbon tax remains fundamentally flawed [[link removed]] By: Elmira Aliakbari and Jairo Yunis

In a highly anticipated announcement, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the federal carbon tax is constitutional.

Ford fiscal strategy resembles McGuinty/Wynne plans—with predictable results [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss

By fiscal year 2023/24, Ontario's provincial net debt will eclipse $503 billion.

Ontario’s latest budget will keep debt interest costs rising [[link removed]] By Jake Fuss and Ben Eisen

On Wednesday, the Ford government tabled its 2021 budget, with a projected operating deficit of $33.1 billion for fiscal year 2021/22.

New $170 carbon tax will hit Albertans hard [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan Hill and Elmira Aliakbari

Due to the higher tax, the province will lose an estimated 30,544 jobs by 2030.

Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hammer southwestern Ontarians [[link removed]] (Appeared in National Newswatch) by Elmira Aliakbari and Jason Clemens

As Ontarians in the 519 are readily aware, the last 15 years has not been kind economically. In many ways, this part of the province never recovered from the 2008-09 recession.

Nova Scotia budget shows debt accumulating at rapid pace [[link removed]] By: Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss

The string of deficits will increase Nova Scotia’s government debt by nearly 40 per cent from 2019/20 to 2024/25.

Trudeau government keeps ‘imagining’ while Canadians suffer the economic consequences [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Jason Clemens and Milagros Palacios

For the 45 research projects approved, almost $100 million had been committed but not necessarily spent.

Alberta’s government debt interest costs continue to soar [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Ben Eisen and Steve Lafleur

According to budget forecasts, debt interest payments will reach $3.3 billion by 2023/24.

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