debt and deficit

As the saying goes, a moving target is hard to hit. That is why repeated shifts in the federal government’s deficit and debt goals over the past six months have been so concerning.

Étiquettes:

federal government debt, debt and deficit, federal budget canada, program spending, size of government

Mai 12, 2016 1:30AM

Moving Targets: Re-estimating Federal Deficits and Debt-to-GDP through 2020/21

Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios, Charles Lammam

Étiquettes:

federal government debt, debt and deficit, federal budget canada, program spending, size of government

Avril 25, 2016 12:52PM

Budget taxes Newfoundlanders without meaningfully addressing government spending

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Personal income tax rates are being hiked across the board, between one and three percentage points depending on income.

Étiquettes:

debt and deficit, newfoundland & labrador budget, fisheries

Avril 22, 2016 11:24AM

Despite relatively robust economy, Manitoba in deficit since 2009

Livio Di Matteo

Manitoba’s newly-elected government faces some important fiscal challenges.

Étiquettes:

brian pallister, manitoba, debt and deficit, deficit spending

Avril 18, 2016 12:00PM

Chronic spending-driven deficits eroding Alberta’s financial position

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

The province has run an operating deficit in all but one year since 2008/09—even when oil prices exceeded $90 per barrel.

Étiquettes:

alberta budget, rachel notley, joe ceci, debt and deficit, alberta debt, oil and gas

Avril 6, 2016 3:00AM

Why is Canada’s federal government running a deficit?

Livio Di Matteo

The deficits to fiscal year 2020-21 will total $118.6 billion.

Étiquettes:

bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, federal budget, debt and deficit, deficit spending, liberal government

Avril 5, 2016 3:17PM

The new normal in Canada—deficits without end

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

By the early 1990s, a third of all federal government revenue was being used simply to pay interest on the debt.

Étiquettes:

debt and deficit, deficit spending, budget deficit, government spending

Avril 1, 2016 10:41AM

Why did the planned surplus in 2015/16 turn to deficit? Higher federal spending

Charles Lammam, Feixue Ren

The $5.4 billion projected deficit in 2015/16 is driven by higher spending—not a weak economy.

Étiquettes:

Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, liberal government, federal budget, debt and deficit, deficit spending

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debt and deficit

Morneau’s ‘Plan for Middle Class Progress’ cuts GDP by $131 billion

Proven economic policies, not ‘bold ideas,’ needed to spur growth in Canada

Federal deficits could total nearly $200 billion over next five years

Moving Targets: Re-estimating Federal Deficits and Debt-to-GDP through 2020/21

Budget taxes Newfoundlanders without meaningfully addressing government spending

Despite relatively robust economy, Manitoba in deficit since 2009

Chronic spending-driven deficits eroding Alberta’s financial position

Why is Canada’s federal government running a deficit?

The new normal in Canada—deficits without end

Why did the planned surplus in 2015/16 turn to deficit? Higher federal spending