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1. The real election losers—balance sheet, health care, federalism

   On health-care wait times, Canada consistently ranks lowest among comparable countries with universal health care. ...

2. Ottawa’s ballooning debt and deficits should be major campaign issue

   Canada has the fifth-highest level of total government debt among 29 industrialized countries. ...

3. It’s official—Canada’s finances are now unsustainable

   The PBO report should be a wakeup call for policymakers. ...

4. Ottawa must exercise more control over borrowing and spending

   If this happens, interest payments on the federal debt would rise by nearly 60 per cent. ...

5. Trudeau rhetoric can’t change Canada’s fiscal reality

   Due to federal tax changes, 61 per cent of low-income families face higher personal income taxes. ...

6. Freeland doubles down despite dismal pre-COVID economic numbers

   The Trudeau government ranks last on average total household income growth. ...

7. Federal government’s spending rationale based on misleading debt picture

   Canada has the fifth-highest level of total indebtedness (relative to the size of our economy) among 29 industrialized countries. ...

8. Trudeau ‘childcare’ plan remains opaque, contradicts other federal policy

   The plan calls for $27.2 billion over the next five years to reduce daycare costs. ...

9. Trudeau government spending large on Canada’s credit card

   Federal program spending in 2021/22 is $54.4 billion higher than planned in November 2020. ...

10. Canadians will pay for Trudeau government’s record spending

    Ottawa ran budget deficits worth a total of $94.1 billion from 2015/16 to 2019/20. ...