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1. No mistaking it now—the federal government has no interest in balancing the budget

   If there were any lingering doubts about the federal government’s commitment to balance the budget in the near term or next year as they originally promised, they should be put to rest with the release of the fall economic update on ...

2. Ottawa using bounty of robust growth to simply boost spending

   The recently-released 2018 federal budget calls for growth in both spending and revenues. Between 2017-18 and 2022-23, total revenues are forecast to grow from $309.6 billion to $373.9 billion—an increase of 21 per cent. After a three ...

3. 2018 budget—another nail in the coffin of Trudeau’s balanced budget promise

   While campaigning for the 2015 election, then-candidate Justin Trudeau made a commitment to Canadians, pledging three years of modest budget deficits of no more than $10 billion, with a balanced budget by the end of his first mandate in ...

4. Federal budget an opportunity for Ottawa to change big spending ways

   Since coming into office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has markedly increased spending, contributing to larger-than-promised budget deficits with no end in sight. Next week’s federal budget is an opportunity to change ...

5. Prime ministers and government spending in Canada—a retrospective

   As Canada celebrates its 150th birthday, it’s worthwhile to retrospectively look at the spending records of the country’s various prime ministers. The following blog discusses some important aspects of our recently released study ...

6. Not your grandparents' growth-maximizing infrastructure spending

   While infrastructure spending was major theme in this week’s federal fiscal update, Canadians ought to know that despite the government’s rhetoric, the planned infrastructure spending is unlikely to deliver on fostering long-term ...