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Quebec has latest ‘Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day’ of any provinceby Jake FussThe federal and provincial governments will run combined deficits of $86 billion in 2022. Federal government should help increase productivity to tame inflation(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Steven GlobermanOttawa should stop imposing costly ESG reporting mandates on companies. Low voter turnout no reason to change Ontario’s electoral system(Appeared in the Toronto Star) by Lydia MiljanRather than blame the electoral system, perhaps parties should look first at their ability to attract votes. Canada’s economy underperformed during COVID—despite massive debt accumulation(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Tegan Hill and Milagros PalaciosFrom 2019 to 2021, Canada had the second-highest increase in gross debt as a share of the economy out of 33 countries. Politicians made horrific error closing schools during COVID(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew LauIn Ontario, schools were closed for a cumulative 29 weeks during the pandemic. Ottawa wages costly war on ‘plastics’ problem(Appeared in the Calgary Herald) by Kenneth P. GreenNinety-nine per cent of plastics used in Canada are disposed of safely via recycling, incineration or landfilling. Tax Freedom Day in Nova Scotia—not much to celebrateby Evin Ryan and Alex WhalenThe average Nova Scotia family will pay more than 44 per cent of their income on taxes this year. |
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