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One Million Jobs One More Time
The debate over the Ontario PC “Million Jobs” platform has certainly gone ballistic over the last few days and having posted on the subject in January when the plan was first announced I certainly think its worth another post. When the “Million Jobs” plan was first mentioned in January, my response was to look at […]
The Incredible Shrinking Federal Government
The Federal government will be releasing their fall economic update today and so this is as good a time as any to review Canadian federal government finances. Contrary to my earlier expectations, I guess the Federal government may indeed be about to balance its budget by 2015/16 judging by early press reports regarding today’s Federal […]
As the Federation Turns: Quetarian Public Finances
Quebec and Ontario, the twin pillars of the Canadian federation, have much in common given that they share the economic space of the Windsor-Quebec axis – an economic region nestled around the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway. Once upon a time, they were even one province but that fiery marriage had its ups and downs and […]
The Long Hand of Medieval Economic Thought…
In the current Ontario election campaign, both the Ontario Conservatives and the NDP have put in their platforms pledges to remove the HST from home hydro bills and home heating. It is argued that these items are not luxuries and that the HST has made life less affordable for families. The NDP goes a step […]
Canada’s Kobyashi Maru Test
In the Star Trek universe, one of the curriculum requirements for Starfleet Officer cadets is the infamous Kobyashi Maru test – the test of ultimate character and command ability.
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