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Saskatchewan

News & Commentary
Public Services & Privatization

Minister McMorris and the Missing Math
It’s always nice to be recognized. So it was a pleasant surprise to see both Minister Don McMorris and the Saskatchewan Party address our latest study on the government’s liquor privatization…
February 23, 2016
Saskatchewan

Public Services & Privatization
Reports

A Sober Reminder
Economic Impacts of Liquor Store Privatization in Small Town Saskatchewan Download 721.55 KB20 pages In 2014, the Saskatchewan government privatized four rural SLGA liquor stores…
February 23, 2016
BC

Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Policy Note
Tax Policy

Why not put some Metro Vancouver property transfer tax into infrastructure?
When it comes to revenue for the provincial government from property taxes in British Columbia, Metro Vancouver is such a cash cow we should be…
February 19, 2016
BC

Policy Note

Five surreal moments in BC Finance Minister’s Q & A with journalists
OK, so we know what some of the problems are with the 2016 BC Budget. Economists have analyzed how empty it is of real measures…
February 17, 2016
BC

Housing & Homelessness
Policy Note
Tax Policy

Housing budget? Not so much.
It was supposed to be the housing budget, with action to address a top issue facing the province. Today’s banner headline from The Globe and…
February 17, 2016
National Office

News & Commentary
Pensions, CPP, OAS, GIC

Which is better: RRSPs or public pensions?
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February 17, 2016
National Office

News & Commentary
The Economy

How low for how long? The fall (and rise?) of the Loonie
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February 17, 2016
BC

Children & Youth
Education
Environment & Sustainability
Gender Equality
Income & Wages
Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

What you need to know about BC Budget 2016
“The measure of any society is reflected in the degree to which it is willing to help the most vulnerable.” Mike de Jong in the BC…
February 16, 2016
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BC

Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

Budget 2016: less money collected as taxes and spent on health and education
For me, the most interesting part of British Columbia’s Budgets are always at the back of the 134 page Budget and Fiscal Plan document. Buried…
February 16, 2016

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