The federal government plans to spend $8,337 (per person) this fiscal year.
government spending
May 26, 2017
9:19AM
May 19, 2017
12:16PM
More than 56 per cent of the nearly $100 billion is for so-called “green” and “social” infrastructure.
May 10, 2017
12:27PM
Ontario carries a debt burden close to 40 per cent of GDP.
April 19, 2017
3:00AM
With an election on the books for June 2018, the pressure will build for new spending.
April 7, 2017
11:44AM
Government-sponsored venture capital initiatives tend to underperform compared to initiatives funded by the private sector.
April 3, 2017
10:37AM
Ottawa’s so-called infrastructure spending plan includes $77 million to develop regulations for driverless cars and unmanned air vehicles.
March 31, 2017
10:12AM
By 2019/20, Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio is forecasted to be 31.5 per cent.
March 29, 2017
9:11AM
Ontario’s top marginal tax rate is 53.5 per cent, among the highest rates in the developed world.
March 27, 2017
11:36AM
In 2017/18, Alberta program spending will be 11 per cent higher than when the government took power in 2015/16.