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1. Trudeau vs. Biden—transparency and budget honesty

   Nearly 60 per cent of the Liberal infrastructure spending was on “green” and “social” projects. ...

2. 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. ...

3. Contrasting the Budget Rules of Chrétien and Trudeau: Part 1

   With the federal deficit for 2020-21 now expected to easily exceed $110 billion and debt mounting, it’s worthwhile to compare the budget rules employed by the current government with those of the most fiscally successful government in ...

4. The Budget That Changed Canada: Essays on the 25th Anniversary of the 1995 Budget

   February 28th, 2020, is the 25th anniversary of one of the most important federal budgets in Canada’s history. It took decisive steps to finally solve a problem of runaway deficits and debt that had begun in the late 1960s and grown worse, almost without ...

5. 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, ...

6. Federal budget turns a blind eye, ignores Canada's economic challenges

   Appeared in the Financial Post, February 28, 2018 In the midst of serious concerns over Canada’s economic prospects, and challenges emerging from the United States, Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 2018 federal budget does nothing to address these problems ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. With the federal budget looming, Canadian economy faces troubled waters—partially self-imposed

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 22, 2016 As the federal budget nears, there’s no question the Canadian economy is not firing on all cylinders. The global economic slowdown coupled with depressed commodity prices is posing real challenges for ...