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1. New federal government should pursue less-painful climate plan

   The Trudeau government’s climate plan has design flaws that will unnecessarily hurt Canada's economy. ...

2. New federal government can't continue debt binge

   The new Liberal minority government should develop a credible plan to balance the budget and stop debt accumulation. ...

3. Federal debt accumulation will disproportionately burden younger Canadians

   Over a two-year span, Ottawa is expected to add more than $500 billion in federal debt. ...

4. Reality check—the dangers of debt accumulation

   Canada's total government debt now equals 107 per cent of GDP. ...

5. 2021 budgets establish uncertain future for government finances in Canada

   The Trudeau government forecasts a $154.7 billion budget deficit in 2021/22. ...

6. Federal budget lacks realistic recovery plan despite all the red ink

   The federal debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 51.2 per cent, the highest level since 1999. ...

7. Federal Budget 2021—a preview of what you won’t see

   At 79 per cent, Canada had the fastest growth in its debt-to-GDP ratio in the G-7. ...

8. Interest on federal debt—a growing problem

   Interest payments on the federal debt are expected to equal $20.2 billion in 2020/21. ...

9. The evolution of federal debt interest costs in Canada

   The federal government has seemingly ditched the debt-averse approach that largely prevailed in Ottawa since the mid-1980s. ...

10. Trudeau government poised to embrace much more federal debt

    Starting in the mid-1980s, Canada’s federal fiscal policy focused heavily on trying to limit the accumulation of debt and push down (or at least prevent) growth in Ottawa’s debt-to-GDP ratio. To achieve this objective, successive ...