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Avril 27, 2017 2:36PM

Ontario budget—more spending, more debt

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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Ontario’s debt is expected to rise by approximately $34 billion over the next three years.
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Avril 19, 2017 3:00AM

Despite likely balanced budget, Ontario’s deficit dragon not dead yet
Livio Di Matteo
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With an election on the books for June 2018, the pressure will build for new spending.
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Mars 31, 2017 10:12AM

Another broken promise—federal government ditches latest fiscal pledge
Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios
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By 2019/20, Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio is forecasted to be 31.5 per cent.

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Mars 29, 2017 9:11AM

What does the federal budget mean for Ontario?
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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Ontario’s top marginal tax rate is 53.5 per cent, among the highest rates in the developed world.
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Mars 27, 2017 1:39PM

Budget 2017 spells end of the Chrétien Consensus?
Jason Clemens, Charles Lammam, Niels Veldhuis
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Under the Trudeau government, deficits continue with no end in sight, debt is growing and taxes have increased.

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federal budget, federal government spending, federal government debt, canadian economy, Jean Chretien, debt and deficit
Mars 27, 2017 11:36AM

Saskatchewan has a plan to balance its budget, Alberta doesn’t
Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur
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In 2017/18, Alberta program spending will be 11 per cent higher than when the government took power in 2015/16.
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Mars 20, 2017 3:00AM

Federal Budget 2017—Ottawa should learn from Canada's last road to debt
Livio Di Matteo
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The lowest interest rates since the 1960s have led governments to believe that they can run deficits and still be fiscally responsible.
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Mars 1, 2017 3:00AM

Two federal budgets, one problem—spending
Livio Di Matteo
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By 2022, the Trudeau government will have accumulated approximately $130 billion in deficits.
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Février 23, 2017 6:00AM

Spending growth by successive Alberta governments primary reason for big deficit
Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur
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Alberta plans to increase spending this year faster than any other provincial government in Canada.
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Janvier 25, 2017 8:41AM

Ontario taxpayers on the hook for billions in government debt interest
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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The total government debt-servicing costs for Ontarians in 2016/17 is a projected $21.2 billion.
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