Higher government spending will lead to higher taxes and lower rates of economic growth.
canadian federal budget
March 11, 2022
8:18AM
Ottawa will likely have more revenue—perhaps considerably more—than forecast when the government tables the budget.
April 15, 2021
12:33PM
Nearly 60 per cent of the Liberal infrastructure spending was on “green” and “social” projects.
April 14, 2021
12:08PM
At 79 per cent, Canada had the fastest growth in its debt-to-GDP ratio in the G-7.
April 8, 2020
5:30AM
Whereas the Chrétien government used balanced budgets as a guiding fiscal anchor, the Trudeau government has not had an effective fiscal rule imposing discipline on its spending, taxing, and borrowing decisions, resulting in the federal government being less prepared to respond to the current recession.
February 27, 2020
1:00AM
March 28, 2019
11:05AM
Between 2013 and 2017, foreign investment in Canada declined by 55.1 per cent.
February 28, 2018
9:46AM
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget missed an opportunity to convince investors that Canada remains a desirable place to invest.
February 26, 2018
2:17PM
The reasonable approach to balancing the budget is to find savings and reduce spending—not raise taxes.
March 23, 2017
8:54AM
Since the Liberals’ first forecast in 2015, expected GDP for 2017 has dropped by $62 billion or $1,700 per Canadian.