Ontario and Quebec unite to face PM; Harris says he won't sign health-care deal with Ottawa unless Bouchard approves

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The dispute between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec on one hand, and the government of Canada on the other, concerning health care funding is discussed. The premiers of the two provinces are leading the dispute with Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada.

Government expenditures, Quebec, Ontario, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Finance, Health care industry, Medical care, Social policy, Chretien, Jean, Harris, Michael (Canadian premier), Bouchard, Lucien

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Nortel knows first hand how high taxes affect productivity

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Statistics Canada's report showed that the total productivity in Canada grew by a mere 0.6 annually between 1986 and 1996, compared with 1.4% in the US. The reports attributed the disparity to the huge gap in productivity in the electrical and electronic products industries in the two countries. In addition, the manufacturing sector is dominated by high-technology industries. Canada's poor productivity resulted in its failure to attract foreign direct investments, dropping from 8.9% to 4% since 1985.

Productivity

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