In 2017/18, Alberta program spending will be 11 per cent higher than when the government took power in 2015/16.
debt and deficit
March 20, 2017
3:00AM
The lowest interest rates since the 1960s have led governments to believe that they can run deficits and still be fiscally responsible.
March 1, 2017
3:00AM
By 2022, the Trudeau government will have accumulated approximately $130 billion in deficits.
February 23, 2017
6:00AM
Alberta plans to increase spending this year faster than any other provincial government in Canada.
January 25, 2017
8:41AM
The total government debt-servicing costs for Ontarians in 2016/17 is a projected $21.2 billion.
January 24, 2017
9:43AM
Nous sommes souvent amenés à croire à tort que la dette publique n'a pas d'importance.
January 10, 2017
8:52AM
Deficits, among other consequences, weaken business confidence in Canada’s economy.
December 6, 2016
3:00AM
Study examines how fiscal policies aimed at reducing government deficits affect the economy.
December 2, 2016
3:10PM
Canadians shouldn't be too smug in their assessment of the Italian situation.
December 1, 2016
8:54AM
Alberta government program spending is up $700 million from what was initially budgeted.