June 14th 1996 - Archive - Vancouver Sun

How Ottawa will stiff every B.C. man, woman and child: The C.D. Howe Institute sees less money for our province, and others, and more for Quebec under a new federal transfer program.

How Ottawa will stiff every B.C. man, woman and child: The C.D. Howe Institute sees less money for our province, and others, and more for Quebec under a new federal transfer program.

The principle of equality has received growing attention in Canada. Particularly important in those discussion is how Ottawa treats citizens in different parts of the country. Most Canadians accept, and support, the principle that richer regions should pr  vide some…

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March 6th 1996 - Economics - CD Howe Institute

THE 1996 FEDERAL BUDGET: SOME ANSWERS AND SOME QUESTIONS

THE 1996 FEDERAL BUDGET: SOME ANSWERS AND SOME QUESTIONS

Since the March 1996 federal budget was notable for the absence of measures with major short-term impacts on federal finances or the Canadian economy, its aftermath is an apt time to reflect on some of Ottawa’s longer-term fiscal conundrums. This…

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