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Newfoundland & Labrador Premiers and Provincial Government Spending
— Feb 16, 2023
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Newfoundland & Labrador Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

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
— Feb 16, 2023
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Prince Edward Island Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

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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British Columbia Premiers and Provincial Government Spending
— Feb 14, 2023
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British Columbia Premiers and Provincial Government Spending

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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Don’t Spend Away the Windfall: Better Options for Alberta’s Unexpected Revenues
— Feb 9, 2023
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Don’t Spend Away the Windfall: Better Options for Alberta’s Unexpected Revenues

Don’t Spend Away the Windfall: Better Options for Alberta’s Unexpected Revenues is a new study that finds when resource revenues have increased in the past, previous governments have increased spending, which led to sizeable deficits when resource revenues declined—making this an ample opportunity for Alberta to strengthen the province's finances and economy for the long-term.

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Federal and Provincial Debt-Interest Costs for Canadians, 2023 edition
— Feb 2, 2023
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Federal and Provincial Debt-Interest Costs for Canadians, 2023 edition

Federal and Provincial Debt Interest Costs for Canadians, 2023 edition is a new study that finds Canadians in every province will pay more than $1,300 per person in 2022/23 on government interest costs, totalling $68.6 billion on interest payments for the federal and provincial debts.

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The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2023 Edition
— Jan 10, 2023
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The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2023 Edition

The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2023 Edition finds that not only has Canada’s projected combined government debt (the federal debt and the provincial debt of all 10 provinces) nearly doubled since 2007/08, the year before the last recession, but the combined debt now equals 74.6 per cent of the Canadian economy.

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