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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, ...
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Trudeau government can keep campaign promise with relatively small spending cut
Appeared in the Globe and Mail, February 23, 2018 During the 2015 federal election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised that his government would run modest budget deficits—no more than $10 billion annually—and balance the federal budget by ...
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Federal Budget 2017 proves the plan is failing
Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 22, 2017 In listening to Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) deliver his government’s 2017 Budget, it’s clearly evident that the minister and his government believe their plan is working. “A year and a half ...
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Liberal spending increases drive big deficits, not a weak economy
Appeared in the Financial Post, March 29, 2016 In advance of tabling their first budget, the Liberals conveyed a message that deteriorating government finances were the result of a weak economy. The reality of the budget is quite different from the ...
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Liberal 2016 budget long on pro-growth rhetoric but short on economic action
Appeared in Business in Vancouver, March 29, 2016 In his budget speech, rookie Finance Minister Bill Morneau went to great lengths to highlight that the Liberal government’s budget would improve the long-term growth prospects for the Canadian economy. His ...