Search

Search results

1. Federal spending spree continues to outpace budget projections

   In 2021/22, federal program spending is projected to increase by roughly $51.0 billion. ...

2. Federal budget speech disregards key drivers of economic prosperity

   From 2016 to 2019, Canada saw relatively low rates of growth in incomes and private-sector job creation. ...

3. Advocates of universal basic income ignore enormous price tag

   A basic income program will disincentivize work and may not alleviate poverty. ...

4. 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. ...

5. The finance minister said what? Part 5

   On July 8, Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the federal government’s economic and fiscal “ snapshot,” which pins the federal deficit at $343 billion in 2020. The finance minister lauded (yet again) that the government’s fiscal ...