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1. 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. ...

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

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

3. 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. ...

4. 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. ...

5. Federal ‘stimulus’ spending will likely arrive late with minimal benefits

   The government says $101 billion in stimulus spending is required for “sustained economic recovery.” ...

6. Canadians pay the price for mounting government debt

   Ontario will spend an estimated $13 billion on government debt interest costs in 2020/21. ...

7. Alberta’s woes threaten Canada’s finances from coast to coast

   Ottawa annually pocketed $22 billion more in revenue from Alberta than it spent in the province. ...

8. COVID-related spending increases threaten future economic growth

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 4, 2020 The COVID pandemic has sparked increased government spending worldwide including here at home. Many countries have introduced substantial fiscal packages with direct household income supports, loans, ...

9. Trudeau floats false rhetoric on ‘new’ taxes

   Appeared in National Newswatch, September 3, 2020 Despite promising significant increases to already historically high spending, Prime Minister Trudeau recently pledged there will be no new taxes. This rhetoric is simply false. To pay for today’s spending ...

10. Trudeau government’s fiscal ‘snapshot’ doubles down on uncertainty

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, July 10, 2020 According to the Oxford Dictionary, a snapshot is “a short description that gives you an idea of what something is like.” When the Trudeau government delivered its Economic and Fiscal Snapshot 2020 on Wednesday ...