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1 – 10 of 59The budget keeps the deficit just inside prescribed limits despite an increase in new spending, by stepping up measures to boost revenue. Initiatives designed to target the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286531
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Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) provincial government was returned with a smaller majority in last month’s election but she is claiming the victory as a “strong mandate”…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279561
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States' revenues have fallen sharply while mandatory spending has surged; one projection sees their combined budgetary shortfall amounting to USD615bn over the next three years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253994
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Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump are seeking to coordinate efforts to repeal former President Barack Obama's signature legislation, which has been a locus of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217982
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Climate policy will be of high international attention in the lead up to the UN's climate change summit in Paris in December (COP 21). The political and economic climate makes it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205653
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Outlook for the Democrats' policy plans in the House of Representatives from January 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240184
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The latest Republican effort to retrench Obamacare federal outlays and protections, the Graham-Cassidy bill, stalled in the Senate due to insufficient signs of support, with the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224752
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Trump on March 16 ordered social distancing and many businesses’ closure for 15 days, to slow COVID-19’s spread and avoid overwhelming hospitals. Transport, tourism, leisure…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251565
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The USMCA represents continuity with NAFTA in most sectors, but introduces new rules governing the automotive trade, a key industry for Mexico’s economy. The challenges of USMCA…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253924
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Canada’s opposition federal Conservative Party splintered on August 23, when Bernier left, citing irreconcilable differences with the party as it has developed under leader Andrew…