The Budget Killing Canadian Investment | Full Analysis | Prof. Jack Mintz & Nadine Wellwood debate

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Is Ottawa’s budget about growth—or just bigger government?
Economist Dr. Jack Mintz breaks down the federal budget language (“spending as investment”), the lack of credible fiscal anchors, and how relabeling capex/opex distorts cross-country comparisons. We cover CPP assets vs. unfunded liabilities, the MOU to raise Alberta’s effective industrial carbon price, Pathways/CCS subsidies, and what all of this means for investment, jobs and affordability in Alberta and across Canada.

What you’ll learn
• Spending ≠ investment: why words don’t change debt math or growth
• Fiscal anchors missing: debt-to-GDP, deficit drift & market credibility
• Capital budgeting games: capex/opex re-labels, investment tax credits in “capital”
• CPP/QPP: assets counted, liabilities ignored → misleading net-debt optics
• MOU & industrial carbon price: who actually pays; competitiveness vs. subsidies
• Pathways/CCS: 50–60% subsidy coverage → consolidation risk & barriers to entry
• Affordability: cut costs via innovation & competition, not one-off handouts
• Reform priorities: tax design, regulatory timelines, smaller/leaner government

Guest: Dr. Jack Mintz, School of Public Policy (UCalgary).
Host: Nadine Wellwood, Sovereign Voice (2025).

#Budget #CanadaEconomy #Competitiveness #CarbonPrice #SovereignVoice
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