federal spending

8:34AM
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Federal budget lacks much-needed vision for the economy

When spending is financed by large deficits, it can fuel inflation or impede economic growth.


3:00AM
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Federal government should stop spending spree in next week’s budget

The government says it’s spent more than $120 billion on climate change since 2015.


3:30AM
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Federal government’s climate spending tab excludes costs you’ll pay

The ban on single-use plastic products will force Canadians to pay higher prices for lower quality alternatives.


4:00AM
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Ottawa’s ‘fiscally prudent approach’ drenched in red ink

Since 2015, the federal government has run eight consecutive deficits.


9:46AM
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Government failure not unique to Trudeau government

Overpayment recipients included 1,522 prisoners, 391 dead people and 434 children too young to be eligible.


1:32PM
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Ottawa has long troubled history of writing cheques

The auditor general found that $4.6 billion in payments for programs such as CERB were made to individuals who were ineligible.


11:35AM
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Federal government doubles GST credit and doubles down on poorly targeted spending

An estimated 1.2 million people aged 18 to 24, living with their parents in households with income of at least $100,000, received the GST credit in 2021.


9:36AM
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Trudeau government is all gas and no brake on spending

According to forecasts, federal spending will be $89.2 billion higher than previously projected for 2022/23 and $80.7 billion higher in 2023/24.


7:48AM
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Ottawa can help tame inflation—here’s how

The federal government continues to run and plan for substantial budget deficits.


9:24AM
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Federal government used pandemic to engineer long-term spending increase

Compared to fiscal year 2019-20, total federal spending in 2022-23 will be approximately 27 per cent higher.