federal budget

9:00AM
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Federal budget does not meet definition of ‘restraint’

The budget dumps billions into the government’s bottomless climate policy money pit.


3:00AM
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Despite surge of revenue, few Canadian governments expect surpluses in 2023

According to projections, federal net debt will jump by more than $142 billion over the next five years.


11:32AM
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Freeland’s comments on federal budget are head-scratching and misleading

Federal debt is projected to rise from 42.4 per cent of GDP in 2022 to 43.5 per cent of GDP in 2023.


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.


3:33PM
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Budget 2023—a reckless approach to federal finances

The budget projects a deficit of $40.1 billion in 2023/24, which is nearly $10 billion higher than projections in November.


12:30PM
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Next week’s federal budget will answer critical questions about Canada’s future

The Trudeau government has recorded the five highest levels of federal spending per person in Canadian history.


9:52AM
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Prime minister’s ‘fiscally responsible’ track record is pure fantasy

Between 2015 and 2019, Ottawa ran five consecutive deficits, causing federal debt to rise by $112 billion.


8:50AM
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Ottawa preaches diversity yet practises homogeneity

Parents who prefer informal daycare are excluded from the federal child care program.


8:23AM
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Canadians bear burden of higher spending by federal government

According to the budget, federal spending will reach $434.3 billion this year, more than a two-thirds increase in less than a decade.