Life Before Welfare
Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Social programsGordon Robertson, Maxwell Henderson and Louis Blathazar explain life before the welfare state. From Days of Reckoning.
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Why Quebec objects to the Canadian welfare state
Budget, Constitution, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Politics, Quebec, Social programsMarcel Cote, Louis Balthazar and Gordon Robertson explain. From Days of Reckoning.
Spending Power
Budget, Constitution, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, HistoryWhat it is, what it does, where it comes from. From Days of Reckoning.
Changing the world, $1 billion at a time
Accountability, Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spendingImagine government surpluses and an apparent limitless amount of tax dollars. What do you think governments would do with that? Here’s what they did only a few short decades ago. From Days of Reckoning.
Whither Accountability?
Accountability, Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, PoliticsHow did Canada go from a careful, almost penny-pinching sort of nation to one where uncontrolled spending and massive deficits are the rule? Very easily, as this clip shows. From Days of Reckoning.
Impossible To Understand
Accountability, Budget, Bureaucracy, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, PoliticsWhy do we have so much trouble keeping government spending in check? It may have a lot to do with the fact that government books are nearly impossible to understand. From Days of Reckoning.
Not Thinking Ahead
Days of Reckoning, Parliament, PoliticsHave you ever wondered why politicians keep racking up debts despite being repeatedly warned about the consequences of such debts and unfunded liabilities for future generations? This clip, from Days of Reckoning, will help you understand.