In reality, a considerable percentage of Canadians earn capital gains.
federal budget
Mars 2, 2017
2:56PM
The Liberals will finance almost all of the new spending with borrowed money, resulting in an expected deficit of $27.8 billion this year.
Mars 1, 2017
3:00AM
By 2022, the Trudeau government will have accumulated approximately $130 billion in deficits.
Septembre 1, 2016
4:52PM
The federal government has increased spending by 7.6 per cent this year alone.
Avril 25, 2016
3:00AM
The recent federal budget paints a gloomy misleading picture of Canadian society.
Avril 6, 2016
3:00AM
The deficits to fiscal year 2020-21 will total $118.6 billion.
Avril 5, 2016
2:58PM
Of the $4 billion earmarked for 2016/17, only $1.6 billion will go to public transit and other municipal infrastructure.
Avril 1, 2016
10:41AM
The $5.4 billion projected deficit in 2015/16 is driven by higher spending—not a weak economy.
Mars 30, 2016
11:36AM
At $29.4 billion, the projected budget deficit in 2016/17 is larger than the cumulative budget deficits projected for the entire mandate in the Liberal platform.
Mars 30, 2016
9:55AM
Reforming OAS so that high-income seniors receive fewer benefits could produce cost-savings to pay for increased benefits to vulnerable seniors.