March 3rd 1998 - Archive - The Ottawa Citizen

Sliding away from debt reduction

Sliding away from debt reduction

The recent federal budget has properly been hailed as a landmark. It ends 30 years of profligate spending, irresponsible deficits, and rising interest costs. This is an achievement worth celebrating. We should not, however, let the celebrations of the present…

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February 1st 1998 - Economics - CD Howe Institute

THE 1998 BUDGET: FALLING BEHIND ON DEBT REDUCTION

THE 1998 BUDGET: FALLING BEHIND ON DEBT REDUCTION

The February 24, 1998, federal budget has properly been hailed as a landmark. It ends 30 years of profligate spending, irresponsible deficits, and rising interest costs. This is an achievement worth celebrating. We should not, however, let the celebrations of…

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January 1st 1998 - Monetary Policy - CD Howe Institute

More Money Than Is Good for Us: Why the Bank of Canada Should Tighten Monetary Policy

More Money Than Is Good for Us: Why the Bank of Canada Should Tighten Monetary Policy

Although recent strength in the Canadian economy is welcome, the Bank of Canada may be giving Canadians too much of a good thing, says a C.D. Howe Institute Commentary released today.

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July 1st 1997 - Economics - CD Howe Institute

Solving the EI Conundrum

Solving the EI Conundrum

During their years as prime minister and finance minister, Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin have presided over a remarkable restoration of federal fiscal health. The federal budget for fiscal year 1993/94 showed a $42 billion deficit; this fiscal year, current…

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April 11th 1997 - Archive - The Globe and Mail

Has Alberta found a key to the youth employment puzzle? Alberta’s tougher rules on welfare eligibility and reforms to the incentive structure of welfare benefits appear to have encouraged more Albertans under 25 to find jobs.

Has Alberta found a key to the youth employment puzzle? Alberta’s tougher rules on welfare eligibility and reforms to the incentive structure of welfare benefits appear to have encouraged more Albertans under 25 to find jobs.

ONE of the most pressing policy puzzles of the mid-1990s is why it is so difficult for young Canadians to find jobs. Employment growth for those under 25 has been positive in only five of the past 15 years, and…

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