Ben Eisen

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A New Fiscal Framework for British Columbia

A New Fiscal Framework for British Columbia

British Columbia’s provincial government finances have deteriorated rapidly in recent years. With large deficits and rapid debt accumulation forecasted in...

B.C.’s day of ‘debt’ reckoning has arrived
British Columbia's Coming Debt Boom in Historical Context

British Columbia's Coming Debt Boom in Historical Context

There has been a rapid increase in government spending in British Columbia in recent years. The province is now forecasting...

Canada’s big cities lag behind U.S. cities on middle-income earnings

Canada’s big cities lag behind U.S. cities on middle-income earnings

In the early 1980s, Canada’s per-person gross domestic product (GDP), a common measure of economic prosperity, was almost identical to...