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1. Interest Cost Risks to Government Budgets

   This essay calculates the change in government interest costs and budget balances if interest costs return to their 2019-20 levels. Estimates are calculated for 2021-22 gross debt levels for each of the provinces and the federal government. ...

2. 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. ...

3. Federal government making up fiscal rules on the fly

   Appeared in Calgary's Business, January 5, 2020 Last month, before the holidays, the Trudeau government released its fall economic update, which revealed—among other issues—that Canada’s federal debt-to-GDP ratio increased, meaning Canada’s debt has ...

4. Fiscal update—increased spending and debt comes at a cost

   Nearly two months after the federal election, the Liberals released their fall fiscal update on Monday to inform Canadians about the status of the economy and government finances. Once again, the federal government failed to make ...

5. Both Trudeau and Harper increased size of federal government

   Appeared in the Moncton Times & Transcript, June 10, 2019 As the fall federal election approaches, political commentators bombard Canadians with sometimes misleading rhetoric. Such rhetoric undermines the public’s understanding of good policy, and on ...

6. Alberta still keeps federal finances afloat

   Alberta’s major contributions to federal finances during the recent energy boom are well known, though the magnitude may not quite be understood. For example, during the 2014/15 fiscal year, Albertans paid more than $27 billion more in ...

7. Trudeau government's 2019 budget full of puzzling contradictions

   Appeared in the Moncton Times & Transcript, April 2, 2019 Several commentators have noted the “thrown together” nature of the 2019 federal budget released last month. One of the outcomes, of what seems to be several ill-considered initiatives, is that ...

8. Budget 2019 underscores Trudeau government’s economic delusion

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, March 27, 2019 Over the past three-and-half years, this federal government has continued to claim that its fiscal policies have spurred economic growth. Last week’s federal budget continued that trend. The reality, ...

9. It’s official—the Trudeau government has no interest in balancing the budget

   Appeared in the Financial Post, March 19, 2019 On Tuesday, the federal Liberals released their fourth and last budget before facing the electorate this fall. While there are many competing analyses on aspects of the budget, one thing is certain—the ...

10. Recession would seriously derail federal finances

    Appeared in the National Newswatch, February 15, 2019 Fiscal prudence—the ability of the government to balance its budget and manage the finances of the country responsibly—is an increasing concern for Canadians. According to a recent Nanos poll, a ...