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The next phase of our very popular Essential Scholars series has arrived! The new website features a brand new podcast hosted by Rosemarie Fike; a store where you can order copies of all the books; as well as audiobook versions. Check it out today, and throughout the year, as new content is added!
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British Columbia Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that reviews annual per-person program spending (inflation-adjusted) by British Columbia premiers from 1965 to 2021, and finds that the highest single year of per-person spending on record was under Premier John Horgan in 2021, even excluding COVID-related spending.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that finds from 1965 to 2021, per-person spending in Newfoundland and Labrador increased substantially from $3,072 (in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars) to $15,019.
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Prince Edward Island Premiers and Provincial Government Spending is a new study that finds from 1965 to 2021, per-person spending in Prince Edward Island increased from $2,823 (in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars) to $15,024.
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(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
New research shows that mask wearing had little to no effect on transmission rates.
(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Trevor Tombe
By reducing provincial debt, the province would be better prepared for the next inevitable shock.
(Appeared in the Hub) by Pierre Desrochers
What’s now known as the "circular economy" was simply business as usual 200 years ago.
by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
The French health-care system features several safety nets to protect vulnerable patients.
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Josef Filipowicz and Steve Lafleur
Calgary's rental vacancy rate for purpose-built rental units fell from 5.1 per cent to 2.7 per cent.
(Appeared in the St. John's Telegram) by Ben Eisen and Alex Whalen
Paying a premium for labour puts a burden on taxpayers and the province’s books.
by Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, and Nathaniel Li
Government wages in the province were 10.9 per cent higher, on average, than wages in the private sector.
by Ben Eisen
The province's lagging underscores the need for pro-growth policy reform.
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