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Seasonal Unemployment

Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Job creation, Politics, Social programs

Lloyd Francis, Robert Greenwood, Brian Crowley, Charles McMillan, Parzival Copes and Michael MacDonald discuss seasonal unemployment. From Days of Reckoning.

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John Robson interviews PBO Kevin Page

Accountability, Budget, Government spending, Parliament, Politics

Breakout’s John Robson talks to Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page about his job and the challenges he faces.

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Why keep handing out money?

Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Parliament, Politics, Social programs

Why do politicians keep handing out subsidies even when it’s clear they’re not working? Tom McMillan explains. From Days of Reckoning.

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No sense of destiny

Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Social programs

What could be wrong with receiving subsidies? Michael MacDonald and Brian Crowley explain. From Days of Reckoning.

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Middle Class Entitlements

Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Politics, Social programs

What are middle class entitlements? Filip Palda and William Mackness explain. From Days of Reckoning.

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Life Before Welfare

Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Social programs

Gordon 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 programs

Marcel Cote, Louis Balthazar and Gordon Robertson explain. From Days of Reckoning.

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Spending Power

Budget, Constitution, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, History

What it is, what it does, where it comes from. From Days of Reckoning.

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Changing the world, $1 billion at a time

Accountability, Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spending

Imagine 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.

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Whither Accountability?

Accountability, Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, Politics

How 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.

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