Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, Fall 2021 [[link removed]]
Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, Fall 2021 finds from 2014/15 to 2018/19 per-student education spending increased across Canada, with compensation (salaries, benefits and pensions) accounting for most of the growth in spending.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Ottawa’s ballooning debt and deficits should be major campaign issue [[link removed]] (Appeared in the National Post) by Jason Clemens and Jake Fuss
The total debt of the federal government (known as gross debt) is expected to exceed $2 trillion by 2024-25, up from $1.3 trillion in 2019-20.
Nova Scotia can improve health care without breaking the bank [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Alex Whalen and Bacchus Barua
Since 1999, the provincial government increased health-care spending by more than 78 per cent.
With higher oil prices, Alberta government must avoid fiscal mistakes of the past [[link removed]] by Tegan Hill
The price of Brent Crude oil could reach US$100 per barrel in 2022 due to a surge in demand.
It’s official—Canada’s finances are now unsustainable [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Ben Eisen
Earlier this summer, before the election began, Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released its annual fiscal sustainability report.
Muskrat Falls project illustrates problem with public ownership of large-scale projects [[link removed]] (Appeared in National Newswatch) by Jairo Yunis and Elmira Aliakbari
A couple of weeks before the election began, the federal government offered a multi-billion-dollar aid package to Newfoundland and Labrador to help the province complete the stagnant over-budget Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.
Dividends to Albertans would ensure better maintenance of Heritage Fund [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Journal) by Tegan Hill
The Heritage Fund has the potential to provide vast benefits to Albertans, but it’s been hamstrung by weak fiscal rules.
Each party’s climate plan fails basic economics [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Robert P. Murphy
A recent summary of the four major federal parties’ positions on climate change showcases the pitfalls of political solutions.
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