canadian federal budget

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Freeland’s comments on federal budget are head-scratching and misleading

Federal debt is projected to rise from 42.4 per cent of GDP in 2022 to 43.5 per cent of GDP in 2023.


12:30PM
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Next week’s federal budget will answer critical questions about Canada’s future

The Trudeau government has recorded the five highest levels of federal spending per person in Canadian history.


9:06AM
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Federal budget gives us more Ottawa when we needed less

Higher government spending will lead to higher taxes and lower rates of economic growth.


8:18AM
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Freeland and Trudeau face fiscal test with upcoming federal budget

Ottawa will likely have more revenue—perhaps considerably more—than forecast when the government tables the budget.


12:33PM
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Trudeau vs. Biden—transparency and budget honesty

Nearly 60 per cent of the Liberal infrastructure spending was on “green” and “social” projects.


12:08PM
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Federal Budget 2021—a preview of what you won’t see

At 79 per cent, Canada had the fastest growth in its debt-to-GDP ratio in the G-7.


5:30AM
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Contrasting the Budget Rules of Chrétien and Trudeau: Part 1

Whereas the Chrétien government used balanced budgets as a guiding fiscal anchor, the Trudeau government has not had an effective fiscal rule imposing discipline on its spending, taxing, and borrowing decisions, resulting in the federal government being less prepared to respond to the current recession.


11:05AM
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Budget 2019 underscores Trudeau government’s economic delusion

Between 2013 and 2017, foreign investment in Canada declined by 55.1 per cent.