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  1. The real election losers—balance sheet, health care, federalism

    On health-care wait times, Canada consistently ranks lowest among comparable countries with universal health care. ...

  2. Both frontrunning parties muddy their spending plans

    The NDP has been the most transparent by clearly stating it would introduce a host of tax hikes. ...

  3. Trudeau government fuels economic uncertainty

    The prime minister’s mandate letter raised the idea of taxing "extreme wealth inequality.” ...

  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. As Trudeau government tables budget, don’t be fooled by positive short-term economic news

    Between 2016 and 2019, per-person GDP grew at an average annual rate of only 0.8 per cent. ...

  6. Comparing pre-recession economic performance—Chrétien vs. Trudeau

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, February 11, 2021 The contrast between the current Trudeau Liberal government and its Liberal predecessor under Jean Chrétien could not be more stark. As the Trudeau government prepares its 2021 budget, which by all ...

  7. Comparing Economic Performance in Five Pre-Recession Periods

    This study contrasts the economic performance in the last five pre-recession periods: 1986–1989 (Mulroney), 1997–2000 (Chrétien), 2005–2008 (Martin-Harper), 2011–2014 (Harper), and 2016–2019 (Trudeau). It includes multiple measures for income, labour, and ...

  8. Trudeau government continues to dodge democratic accountability

    This government has not released a long-term forecast of spending, taxation and borrowing since 2018. ...

  9. Canada moving quickly towards U.S.-style ‘spend now, pay later’ government

    The Trudeau Liberals initially promised to run deficits for three years to finance spending increases. ...

  10. Canada’s spending and deficits higher than comparable countries during pandemic

    Governments around the world have significantly ramped up spending due to the COVID-19 recession. However, recent data from the International Monetary Fund’s semi-annual fiscal monitor reveals that Canada has largely outpaced other ...