fiscal performance

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Federal government will likely violate fiscal anchor during economic downturns

The effects of a recession could set off a debt “doom loop” with the debt ratio spiralling upward.


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What are the Trudeau government’s guiding priorities?

The prime minister disbanded the Expenditure Review Committee, which assessed the efficacy of government programs.


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Scoring the economic performance of Canada’s last five prime ministers

The 2016-2019 period had the weakest economic performance of the five periods analyzed.


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Trudeau’s pre-recession period marked by weak economic numbers

The 2016-2019 period contained the weakest performance for income growth, labour markets and business investment.


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Trudeau government should provide fiscal projections to Canadians

The CERB is now estimated to cost $61.1 billion compared to the original estimate of $40.6 billion.