Politicians beware – deficits eventually bite: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Alarmed by food, home and gas inflation, voters are starting to see that deficits do have costs, writes Jack Mintz ...
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The Line on Bill Morneau: William Watson in the Financial Post
What stands out about Bill Morneau is not his deficits but his income taxes, which he brought to all-time highs, ...
Harsh medicine for the federal government’s COVID-19 hangover: Donald Savoie for Inside Policy
The ’90s deficit fighting solution of downloading won’t have the same impact this time. Federal spending and size of government ...
AUDIO: Beyond the Budget: Examining Canadian Fiscal Policy: Speer on Beyond the Headlines
Click here to listen to Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer on Beyond the Headlines discussing Canadian fiscal policy in light ...
Budget Will Show if Federal Government can Buck Historical Trends and Cut Spending Growth: MLI Study by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (Feb. 21, 2018): Tuesday’s federal budget will reveal whether the federal government’s plans to dramatically reduce the rate of ...
Running deficits in today’s economic climate not the best policy: Philip Cross
Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross talks to BNN on Canada's aging population and the dangers of deficit spending in today's ...
Canadians should insist Ottawa get more disciplined on spending: Sean Speer in Sun papers
Canadians should refocus their attention on Ottawa's ballooning budgetary deficit, writes Sean Speer. By Sean Speer, April 4, 2017 A ...
One year on, Trudeau’s deficits pledge looks even worse for Canada: Sean Speer in the Sun
One year on, Justin Trudeau's pledge to run "modest deficits" does not look any better for Canada. Munk Senior Fellow ...
The G-7’s silence on deficits a rebuke to Ottawa’s fiscal policy: Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer in the Financial Post
The G-7's silence on deficits in its final communique following last month’s meeting is a powerful rejoinder to Ottawa's plan ...
On deficits, Ottawa is anything but forward-looking: Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer in the National Post
Canada’s new government is less forward-looking than it claims in one key area, write Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer: ...
When it comes to deficits, Bay Street is in a conflict of interest: Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer in the Globe and Mail
The economists and bankers on Bay Street are anything but neutral in recommending Ottawa go into debt to finance new ...
Are deficit critics sounding a false alarm?: Sean Speer in Inside Policy
Some recent commentary has urged calm about Canada’s federal finances following the 2016 budget, writes Sean Speer. And while it ...
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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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An economist on Ottawa’s GST holiday. Spoiler alert – Santa Claus is not real: Tim Sargent in the Globe and Mail
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
