According to forecasts, Ottawa's annual debt interest costs will eclipse $50 billion by 2028.
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June 8, 2023
2:30AM
According to forecasts, the federal deficit will eclipse $40 billion this year.
June 7, 2023
9:10AM
Rising interest rates will put additional pressure on federal finances.
May 9, 2023
1:42PM
Federal debt interest costs will reach a forecasted $43.9 billion in 2023/24.
April 28, 2023
1:00PM
Canada's gross government debt is equal to 111 per cent of the country's GDP.
March 30, 2023
10:26AM
By 2028, the federal government will add a projected $131.8 billion in debt.
March 28, 2023
3:33PM
The budget projects a deficit of $40.1 billion in 2023/24, which is nearly $10 billion higher than projections in November.
March 24, 2023
3:00AM
The total value of government debt in 2022 in Canada exceeded the entire size of the economy by more than 10 per cent.
March 17, 2023
4:00AM
Between 2016 and 2019, the Trudeau government recorded average economic growth of 2.1 per cent compared to 4.6 per cent during the Chrétien years.
