From 2016 to 2019, Canada saw relatively low rates of growth in incomes and private-sector job creation.
federal budget
April 20, 2021
9:49AM
Budget 2021 includes $30 billion over five years for national childcare.
April 19, 2021
7:25PM
The government says $101 billion in stimulus spending is required for “sustained economic recovery.”
April 19, 2021
4:25PM
The federal debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 51.2 per cent, the highest level since 1999.
April 17, 2021
3:00AM
Federal debt as a share of the economy will reach roughly 56 per cent, the highest percentage since 1998.
April 15, 2021
12:33PM
Nearly 60 per cent of the Liberal infrastructure spending was on “green” and “social” projects.
April 14, 2021
12:08PM
At 79 per cent, Canada had the fastest growth in its debt-to-GDP ratio in the G-7.
April 9, 2021
9:10AM
According to current projections, the federal government will not balance the budget until 2050.
February 10, 2021
11:36AM
Ottawa annually pocketed $22 billion more in revenue from Alberta than it spent in the province.