No Opposition party has signalled it would balance the budget in the near- or medium-term.
federal budget
June 10, 2019
12:20PM
In 2018, per person program spending (inflation adjusted) reached $8,869, the highest point in Canadian history.
June 6, 2019
1:28PM
Albertans made a net contribution of more than $20 billion in 2017/18.
April 2, 2019
10:11AM
Overly politicized budgets, particularly budgets seemingly assembled haphazardly, risk producing poor policies.
March 28, 2019
11:05AM
Between 2013 and 2017, foreign investment in Canada declined by 55.1 per cent.
March 20, 2019
7:53AM
Program spending is set to grow again by 1.8 per cent this year.
March 19, 2019
3:40PM
Tuesday’s budget calls for spending to reach $329.4 billion.
March 15, 2019
11:34AM
"Work and thrift are the only sure roads to success."
November 14, 2018
12:00AM
The federal deficit is now about $19 billion.
November 5, 2018
11:18AM
Federal program spending will reach a projected $321.5 billion next year—up 22.2 per cent since 2015.