Over the next five years, the federal government will add at least $113 billion in new debt with no plan for a balanced budget.
federal government spending
Octobre 6, 2016
12:06PM
Ottawa has hiked taxes on Canada’s most skilled and educated workers.
Septembre 1, 2016
4:52PM
The federal government has increased spending by 7.6 per cent this year alone.
Septembre 1, 2016
1:14PM
The new Canada Child Benefit program, and the expansion of the CPP, may hurt middle-income Canadians.
Juin 23, 2016
11:15AM
Governments across Canada will spend millions on Canada Day celebrations in the next week or so.
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
10:44AM
This year alone, spending is projected to increase by $20.5 billion, a 7.6 per cent jump.
Mars 23, 2016
1:45PM
For the most part, the government did not decide to reform or cut low-priority spending or ineffective programs.
Août 25, 2014
6:00AM
Canadian headlines about government deficits and debt can be dizzying and hard for people to grasp. A few billion here and several billion there and the natural response is for one’s eyes to glaze over in despair. But the increasing government debt has tangible and immediate consequences that affect Canadian families today and into the future.
