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debt interest Commentary Archive

Newfoundland and Labrador government must balance budget to tackle massive debt
By Grady Munro, Alex Whalen | March 16, 2024
Spending restraint in Ottawa could help reduce inflation
By Jock Finlayson | February 28, 2024
Federal government debt interest costs nearly double in just two years
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | January 26, 2024
Federal government points to misleading debt rankings to justify debt explosion
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | November 23, 2023
Provinces accept federal money at their peril
By Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | June 7, 2023
Outlook for interest rates remains uncertain while governments rack up more debt
By Lawrence Schembri, Steven Globerman | March 30, 2023
New Brunswick government should target government wages to save money
By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | January 26, 2023
COVID-style deficits now completely misguided
By Matthew Lau | May 25, 2022
Bank of Canada rate hike could cost Canadians billions in government debt interest
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | April 21, 2022
Nova Scotia government should unwind early-COVID emergency spending in upcoming budget
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 9, 2021
Canadians pay the price for mounting government debt
By Jake Fuss | February 24, 2021
Trudeau government can’t bank on low interest rates forever
By Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | January 27, 2021
Trudeau floats false rhetoric on ‘new’ taxes
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | September 3, 2020
Federal finances remain vulnerable to fluctuating interest rates
By Alex Whalen, Milagros Palacios | August 20, 2020
Concerns over household debt in Canada are overblown
By Livio Di Matteo | July 18, 2017
Ontario taxpayers on the hook for billions in government debt interest
By Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam | January 25, 2017
Alberta tried tax hikes in the 1980s—they didn’t work
By Mark Milke | February 28, 2015