Within two fiscal years of Chretien's 1995 budget, federal finances had moved from large deficits to surpluses.
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March 22, 2021
9:37AM
Most of Ontario’s February employment gains were for part-time work.
March 17, 2021
11:57AM
According to the 2020 budget, the government will spend an estimated $12.5 billion on debt interest.
March 15, 2021
4:05PM
By 2020/21, the provincial net debt equaled $27,010 per Ontarian.
March 11, 2021
9:44AM
Ontario's debt interest costs are expected to increase to $13.9 billion in 2022/23.
March 8, 2021
9:11AM
Every year in Canadian and U.S. grocery stores, 20,000 new products are tried out.
March 3, 2021
3:51PM
Bill C-273 calls on the federal finance minister to assess a potential guaranteed annual income in Canada.
March 2, 2021
10:50AM
According to forecasts, Ontario's net government debt will approach $463 billion in 2022/23.
February 26, 2021
10:09AM
The 2016-2019 period had the weakest economic performance of the five periods analyzed.
February 25, 2021
4:41PM
As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s.
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