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Freeland and Trudeau face fiscal test with upcoming federal budget(Appeared in the National Post) by Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, and Milagros PalaciosOttawa will likely have more revenue—perhaps considerably more—than forecast when the government tables the budget. Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Bacchus Barua, Tegan Hill and Mackenzie MoirAlbertans waited 32.1 weeks for medically necessary treatment—6.5 weeks longer than the Canadian average. Soaring pipeline price tag underscores problems with government-run projects(Appeared in the Edmonton Journal) by Jairo Yunis and Elmira AliakbariThe Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion's cost has increased from $7.4 billion to $21.4 billion. Ontario government doles out corporate welfare(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew LauThe province plans to give $500 million in loans and grants to a steel manufacturer in Hamilton. Age of eligibility for government retirement programs—Canada remains an outlierby Ben EisenIn 2015, the federal government scrapped plans to increase the age of eligibility for OAS and GIS. Western countries demonize oil and gas at their peril(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Robert P. MurphyNormally when a product experiences record-high prices, suppliers expand production capacity to meet demand. Sudbury’s debt binge may come back to biteby Livio Di MatteoThe municipality's average per-capita debt increased from $196 to a projected $2,700. |
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