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Public and Private Sector Job Growth in the Provinces during the COVID-19 Era finds that from February 2020 to June 2023, in all ten provinces, the rate of job growth was faster in the government sector (including federal, provincial and municipal) than in the private sector (including the self-employed). Nationally, the number of government-sector jobs increased 11.8 per cent over that time period, while the number of private sector jobs increased only 3.3 per cent.
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Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2023 Edition is a new study that finds annual spending in public schools in Canada increased by $7.8 billion more than was necessary to account for changes in enrolment and inflation between 2012/13 and 2020/21.
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Dr.James R. Otteson, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Essential David Hume, joins host Rosemarie Fike once again to discuss Hume’s perennial insights on how free trade can serve as a vehicle for global prosperity and the building blocks of a commercial society, while government debt can hinder a country’s sovereignty.
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(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
According to the government’s own analysis, these regulations will increase waste generated from substitutes by almost 300,000 tonnes in 2024.
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Michael Zwaagstra
Ontario union leaders claim public education is underfunded and students are suffering as a result. But the data tell a different story.
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan Hill
The idea is simple—save during good times to help avoid deficits during bad times.
(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Ben Eisen
The province's net debt will reach a projected $97.2 billion in 2024/25.
(Appeared in True North) by Jake Fuss and Tegan Hill
Overpayment recipients included 1,522 prisoners, 391 dead people and 434 children too young to be eligible.
(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
The bottom 20 per cent of income-earning families pay 0.7 per cent of all federal and provincial personal income taxes.
by Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari
Countries that employ fewer pesticides are more environmentally aware when treating their crops.
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