Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Average Canadian family spent 42.3% of income on taxes—more than on housing, food and clothing combined [[link removed]]
Taxes Versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2025 Edition finds that the average Canadian family spent 42.3 per cent of its income on taxes in 2024—more than on housing, food and clothing combined.
Read More [[link removed]] Canada’s combined federal-provincial government debt estimated to reach $2.3 trillion in 2025/26 [[link removed]]
The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2025 Edition measures net federal and provincial government debt, finding that combined debt now equals 74.8 per cent of the Canadian economy (GDP).
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Carney setting the stage for massive deficits this year and beyond [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
The federal deficit for this year will likely eclipse $70 billion.
Ontario’s plan to increase use of private surgical centres bodes well for patients [[link removed]] by Mackenzie Moir
Last year the median wait in the province between referral to a specialist and treatment was 23.6 weeks.
Homebuilding alone won’t solve Canada’s housing crisis [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Star) by Jake Fuss and Austin Thompson
Federal immigration targets remain historically high despite lackluster homebuilding.
Albertans should question any calls for more money from municipal governments [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Ben Eisen and Austin Thompson
Only about 9 per cent of Calgarians want the city to increase taxes.
In search for savings, Carney government should shrink—not just cap—the federal bureaucracy [[link removed]] by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
From 2015 to 2024, the federal government hired 110,738 new bureaucrats—a 43.1 per cent increase.
Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) by Matthew Lau
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently, airline passengers may be better off when two airlines merge.
Carney should rethink ‘carbon capture’ climate cure [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The federal energy minister said it’s “critical to build carbon capture systems for the oilsands."
David Eby adding debt faster than any premier in B.C. history [[link removed]] (Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Ben Eisen and Nathaniel Li
This rate of debt accumulation significantly outpaces all other 11 B.C. premiers since 1969.
Moe government has made-in-Saskatchewan blueprint to reduce health-care wait times [[link removed]] by Mackenzie Moir
Last year the province's median wait between seeing a specialist and getting non-emergency treatment was 37.2 weeks.
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