{"id":2119,"date":"2020-08-06T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T16:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/?page_id=2119"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:38:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:38:50","slug":"fon-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/fon-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FON in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Konrad Yakabuski, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-as-the-us-moves-to-raise-capital-gains-taxes-will-canada-soon-follow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As the U.S. moves to raise capital gains taxes, will Canada soon follow?<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, April 27, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/personal-finance\/taxes\/article-weighing-ottawas-fiscal-anchor\/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+\/+Media&amp;utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weighing Ottawa&#8217;s Fiscal Anchor<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, April 26, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Tombe, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2021-04-22\/trevor-tombe-canadas-growing-debt-is-sustainable-but-risky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada\u2019s growing debt is sustainable, but risky<\/a>&#8221; The Hub, April 22, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/7773492\/calgary-economist-trevor-tombe-reacts-to-the-2021-federal-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calgary economist Trevor Tombe reacts to the 2021 Federal budget<\/a>&#8220;, Global News, April 20, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-to-spur-the-recovery-lets-cut-the-gst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To spur the postpandemic recovery, let&#8217;s cut the GST<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2021 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Parkinson, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-now-is-the-time-to-smash-barriers-to-interprovincial-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Now is the time to smash barriers to interprovincial trade<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, April 6, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/personal-finance\/taxes\/article-ottawas-idea-of-a-carbon-price-plan-is-straightforward-in-theory-but\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ottawa\u2019s idea of a carbon price plan is straightforward in theory but less so in practice<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, April 5, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammy Schirle, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvo.org\/video\/our-debt-overload-economies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Agenda: Our Debt Overload Economics<\/a>&#8220;, TVO, April 5, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Tombe, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/road-ahead-alberta-provincial-carbon-tax-benefits-trevor-tombe-1.5968315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Alberta can benefit from a provincial carbon tax<\/a>&#8220;, CBC News, March 29, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/personal-finance\/taxes\/article-canada-revenue-agency-ramps-up-security-in-wake-of-hacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada Revenue Agency ramps up security in wake of hacks<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, March 29, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicolas Marceau, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/opinion\/idees\/597281\/point-de-vue-taxer-les-riches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taxer les riches<\/a>&#8220;, Le Devoir, March 20, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathleen Petty, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/cbc-podcasts\/407-west-of-centre\/episode\/15828599-a-crash-course-in-albertas-quest-for-equality-in-equalization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West of Centre Podcast: A crash course in Alberta&#8217;s quest for equality in equalization<\/a>&#8220;, CBC Podcasts, March 5, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-it-could-be-politically-perilous-to-tweak-the-equalization-formula-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For Alberta and Quebec, the consequences of fiscal federalism are very different<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Varcoe, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/business\/varcoe-no-balanced-budget-for-2023-but-one-is-coming-before-2027-says-toews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No balanced budget for 2023, but one is coming before 2027, says Toews<\/a>&#8220;, Calgary Herald, February 27, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-how-albertas-shrinking-economy-could-shake-up-the-billions-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Alberta\u2019s shrinking economy could shake up the billions Canada spends on equalization<\/a>&#8220;, The Globe and Mail, February 26, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Tombe, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/road-ahead-alberta-budget-2021-missed-opportunity-trevor-tombe-1.5929244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget 2021: A missed opportunity (again)<\/a>&#8220;, CBC News, February 26, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Politics Newsletter&#8221;, Maclean&#8217;s, February 25, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Varcoe, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/opinion\/columnists\/varcoe-pst-carbon-tax-spoonful-of-medicine-for-alberta-budget-woes-says-business-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cash-starved Alberta needs sales tax and carbon tax, says business council<\/a>&#8220;, Calgary Herald, February 18, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Holden and Alicia Planincic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesscouncilab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BCA_Policy-Paper_Towards-A-Fiscally-Sustainable-Alberta-FINAL-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Towards a Fiscally Sustainable Alberta<\/a>, Business Council of Alberta, February 17, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christine Dobby, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2021\/02\/08\/top-telecoms-took-in-almost-a-quarter-billion-dollars-from-canadas-wage-subsidy-program-and-kept-paying-dividends.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rogers, Bell and Telus collected more than $240 million from Canada\u2019s wage-subsidy program \u2014 and Bell and Telus raised shareholder payouts<\/a>, Toronto Star, February 8, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rhys Kesselman, <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/opinion\/rhys-kesselman-getting-the-facts-straight-on-capital-gains-tax?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1612448271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting the facts straight on capital gains tax<\/a>, Financial Post, February 4, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-tax-and-spend-cews-for-who-its-not-just-a-matter-of-word-games\/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+\/+Media&amp;utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tax and Spend: CEWS for who? It\u2019s not just a matter of word games<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, February 1, 2021  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-there-is-a-difference-between-the-reality-of-cews-and-how-the\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Wishing doesn\u2019t make it so\u2019: The gap between the reality of Canada\u2019s wage subsidy program and Ottawa\u2019s portrayal<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Eisen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraserinstitute.org\/blogs\/trudeau-government-wage-subsidy-program-likely-not-worth-the-price-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trudeau government wage subsidy program likely not worth the price tag<\/a>, Fraser Institute, January 27, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart and Ben Eisen, <a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/magazines\/january-2021\/there-are-better-ways-of-helping-the-economy-than-cews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">There are better ways of helping the economy than CEWS<\/a>, Policy Options, January 26, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanmala Subramaniam, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-canadian-cannabis-companies-collected-more-than-40-million-in-wage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian cannabis companies collect millions in emergency wage subsidies even as sector consolidates<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, January 25, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amanda Lang, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/economics\/video\/alberta-could-see-a-spike-in-taxes-to-balance-provincial-deficit-professor~2124655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alberta could see a spike in taxes to balance provincial deficit: Professor<\/a>, BNN Bloomberg, January 22, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/economy\/how-to-tax-the-wealthy-without-a-wealth-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to tax the wealthy without a &#8216;wealth tax&#8217;<\/a>, Maclean&#8217;s, January 19, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Seskus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/seskus-keystone-analysis-1.5877103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alberta braces for Biden&#8217;s Keystone XL decision<\/a>, CBC News, January 18, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joel Blit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2021\/01\/18\/federal-wage-subsidies-ended-up-costing-taxpayers-188000-a-year-for-every-job-saved-maybe-we-should-try-a-different-approach.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal wage subsidies ended up costing taxpayers $188,000 a year for every job saved \u2014 maybe we should try a different approach<\/a>, Toronto Star, January 18, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Mendelsohn and Noah Zon, <a href=\"https:\/\/brookfieldinstitute.ca\/an-inclusive-industrial-policy-for-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An Inclusive Industrial Policy for Canada, Brookfield Institute<\/a>, January 18, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Hanniman and Trevor Tombe, <a href=\"Ottawa needs to pay more attention to these red flags on provincial debt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opinion: Ottawa needs to pay more attention to these red flags on provincial debt<\/a>, Financial Post, January 13, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-wage-subsidies-flow-to-companies-with-deep-pockets-analysis-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wage subsidies flow to companies with deep pockets, analysis shows<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, January 8, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-most-households-are-net-beneficiaries-of-carbon-pricing-but-its-not\/\" target=\"_blank\">Is carbon pricing a burden on Canadian households?<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, January 2, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart, 2020 Hindsight: <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/opinion\/2020-hindsight-the-pandemic-has-tested-canadas-social-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The pandemic has tested Canada&#8217;s social capital<\/a>, Financial Post, December 30, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Coyne, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-albertas-equalization-referendum-may-come-back-to-haunt-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alberta\u2019s equalization referendum may come back to haunt the province<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, December 29, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-eyes-post-covid-economic-rebound-but-faces-big-budget-questions-1.5855527\" target=\"_blank\">Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions<\/a>, CBC News, December 27, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressprogress.ca\/merry-christmas-heres-every-right-wing-group-that-applied-for-wage-subsidies-from-big-government-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merry Christmas: Here\u2019s Every Right-Wing Group That Applied For Wage Subsidies From \u2018Big Government\u2019 This&nbsp;Year<\/a>, Press Progress, December 24, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Montpetit,&nbsp;Simon Nakonechny,&nbsp;Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne H\u00e9tu, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/cews-wage-subsidy-jobs-covid-1.5834790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why millions of dollars in pandemic aid are going to corporations making healthy profits<\/a>, CBC News, December 10, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Lester, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-overcompensation-is-a-major-flaw-in-canadas-pandemic-response\/\" target=\"_blank\">Overcompensation is a major flaw in Canada&#8217;s pandemic response<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Tombe, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/magazines\/december-2020\/are-fiscal-stabilization-reforms-a-slap-in-the-face-or-a-modernization\/\" target=\"_blank\">Are fiscal stabilization reforms a slap in the face or a modernization?<\/a>, Policy Options, December 8, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miville Tremblay, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/debats\/opinions\/2020-12-07\/finances-publiques\/la-vraie-menace-le-cout-des-soins-de-sante-a-long-terme.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La vraie menace&nbsp;: le co\u00fbt des soins de sant\u00e9 \u00e0 long terme<\/a>, La Presse, December 7, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Kirby, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/economy\/charts-to-watch-in-2021-the-most-important-canadian-economic-charts-for-the-year-ahead\/\" target=\"_blank\">Charts to watch in 2021: The most important Canadian economic graphs for the year ahead<\/a>, Maclean&#8217;s, December 7, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/new-brunswick\/equalization-payments-newbrunswick-report-1.5827789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Brunswick warned it may have to share its lucrative equalization payments<\/a>, CBC News, December 4, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colby Cosh, <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/opinion\/colby-cosh-covid-is-rampaging-through-alberta-but-thats-no-reason-to-pick-on-the-province\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID is rampaging through Alberta, but that&#8217;s no reason to pick on the province<\/a>, National Post, December 4, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Vernon, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7501011\/alberta-potential-have-not-province-equalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Could Alberta actually fall into have-not status? New report shows it is a possibilty<\/a>, Global News, December 3, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/opinion\/opinion-the-cost-of-the-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy-continues-to-grow?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1606996009\" target=\"_blank\">The cost of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy continues to grow<\/a>, Financial Post, December 3, 2020 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allan Lanthier, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/video\/why-cutting-the-small-business-tax-deduction-could-make-canada-more-competitive-~2086156\" target=\"_blank\">Why cutting the small business tax deduction could make Canada more competitive<\/a>, BNN Bloomberg, November 26, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mostafa Askari, Sahir Khan and Kevin Page, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-setting-canadas-fiscal-anchor-in-a-post-covid-19-economy\/?cmpid=rss&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Setting Canada\u2019s fiscal anchor in a post-COVID-19 economy<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, November 24, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Livio Di Matteo and Michael Smart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/contributors\/2020\/11\/09\/ontarios-budget-woes-arent-just-about-the-pandemic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario&#8217;s budget woes aren&#8217;t just about the pandemic<\/a>, Toronto Star, November 9, 2020.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Eisen, <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawasun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/eisen-how-trudeaus-relief-includes-harmful-work-disincentives\/wcm\/2eab91b1-de59-419b-93f3-991fad05bdaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Trudeau&#8217;s relief includes harmful work disincentives<\/a>, Ottawa Sun, November 4, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sean Speer, Drew Fagan and Michael Cuenco, <a href=\"https:\/\/on360.ca\/policy-papers\/navigating-uncertainty-in-ontarios-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navigating Uncertainty in Ontario\u2019s Budget<\/a>, Ontario360, October 23, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Boadway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-will-canada-emerge-from-the-pandemic-with-a-guaranteed-basic-income\/\">Will Canada emerge from the pandemic with a guaranteed basic income?<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, October 18 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-the-hidden-cost-of-ottawas-new-benefit-for-the-self-employed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The hidden cost of Ottawa&#8217;s new benefit for the self-employed<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, October 16, 2020. <br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Tombe, <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/opinion\/opinion-our-big-problem-is-provincial-debt-not-federal?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1602599326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opinion: Our big problem is provincial debt, not federal<\/a>, Financial Post, October 13, 2020. <em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammy Schirle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdhowe.org\/intelligence-memos\/tammy-schirle-%E2%80%93-unemployment-21st-century\">Unemployment in the 21st Century<\/a>, CD Howe Institute, October 7, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctf.ca\/CTFWEB\/EN\/NEWSLETTERS\/PERSPECTIVES\/2020\/2020TOC03.ASPX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Debt in the Time of COVID-19: Forecasts and Policy Implications<\/a>, Canadian Tax Foundation Perspectives on Tax Law &amp; Policy, September 22, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luc Godbout, <a href=\"From Emergency to Recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CERB: From Emergency to Recovery<\/a>, Canadian Tax Foundation Perspectives on Tax Law &amp; Policy, September 22, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-to-speed-the-recovery-end-federal-wage-subsidies\/?cmpid=rss&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To speed the recovery, end federal wage subsidies<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, September 22, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Brethour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-advice-for-chrystia-freeland-find-yourself-a-fiscal-anchor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advice for Chrystia Freeland: Find yourself a fiscal anchor<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, September 18, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh O&#8217;Kane, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-workers-drop-from-emergency-wage-subsidy-as-firms-abandon-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subsidies in steep decline as companies abandon emergency wage relief<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Smart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-what-if-we-never-repay-the-national-debt\/?cmpid=rss&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What if we never repay the national debt?<\/a>, The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Moffat, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@MikePMoffatt\/interest-on-federal-debt-the-double-whammy-hypothesis-and-putting-my-money-where-my-mouth-is-584a9aeab326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interest on Federal Debt, the \u201cDouble Whammy\u201d Hypothesis, and Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is<\/a>, September 6, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Watson, <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/opinion\/william-watson-the-line-on-bill-morneau?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1598021976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Line on Bill Morneau<\/a>, Financial Post, August 21, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Tombe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdhowe.org\/s2-e13-%E2%80%93-breaking-down-internal-trade-barriers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Breaking Down Internal Trade Barriers<\/a>, C.D. 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