debt and deficit

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Ottawa’s net debt projected to hit $859 billion by 2023-24

No Opposition party has signalled it would balance the budget in the near- or medium-term.


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The Notley government’s failure to restrain spending is quickly growing Alberta’s debt burden.


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Ontario spends about nine per cent of all revenue on government debt-service payments.


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The federal government expects the deficit in 2018-19 to reach $18.1 billion and grow next year to $19.6 billion.


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Just six months into its 2018/19 plan, the government upped spending by $8 billion.


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The PBO projects in 2042 Alberta will have more debt relative to the size of its economy than Ontario.