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1. B.C. government’s $2 billion building plan won’t solve Vancouver’s housing affordability crisis

   The Horgan government plans to build 9,000 housing units for middle-income earners. ...

2. Post-COVID housing squeeze will hurt lower-income residents

   In the Greater Toronto Area, the detached housing market is hot while the market for apartments and condos is not. ...

3. 2021 budgets establish uncertain future for government finances in Canada

   The Trudeau government forecasts a $154.7 billion budget deficit in 2021/22. ...

4. Ontario continues to accumulate debt more quickly than Quebec

   Quebec reduced its debt-to-GDP ratio by 3.4 per cent. ...

5. Alberta’s government debt interest costs continue to soar

   According to budget forecasts, debt interest payments will reach $3.3 billion by 2023/24. ...

6. Ford budget could represent turning point in Ontario fiscal history

   Within two fiscal years of Chretien's 1995 budget, federal finances had moved from large deficits to surpluses. ...

7. Lessons for the Ford Government from the 1995 Federal Budget

   Chronic deficits since the 2008/09 recession have weakened Ontario’s public finances. The province’s debt-to-GDP ratio—a key measure of fiscal sustainability—increased from 27.8 percent to an estimated 47.0 percent of GDP by the end of 2020/21. ...

8. Ontario’s combined government debt exceeds 100% of GDP

   By 2020/21, the provincial net debt equaled $27,010 per Ontarian. ...

9. Federal and Provincial Debt-Interest Costs for Canadians

   In recent years, deficit spending and growing government debt have become a trend for many Canadian governments. Like households, governments are required to pay interest on their debt. In aggregate, the provinces and federal government are ...

10. Kenney government must learn from Alberta’s fiscal freefall

    Both B.C. and Saskatchewan now carry less per-person provincial government debt than Alberta. ...