federal debt

2:23PM
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Trudeau government poised to embrace much more federal debt

This year's federal budget deficit will reach a projected $381 billion.


11:36AM
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Alberta’s woes threaten Canada’s finances from coast to coast

Ottawa annually pocketed $22 billion more in revenue from Alberta than it spent in the province.


9:33AM
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Federal and provincial government debt mounting quickly in Canada

Ontarians carry the second-largest combined government debt burden among Canadians.


9:25AM
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Trudeau government must chart credible plan to balance federal budget

Ottawa expects the federal deficit to reach $381.6 billion in 2020/21.


1:06PM
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Federal finances ‘careening downhill’ fast
The federal net debt may rise from $812.9 billion in 2019-20 to more than $1.4 trillion by 2025-26.

3:49PM
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Making sense of Canada’s $381.6 billion federal budget deficit

Eliminating the entire equalization program this year would reduce the federal deficit by only 5.4 per cent.


10:43AM
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Trudeau government’s approach to federal finances anything but ‘prudent’

Up to $22.3 billion of income stabilization spending was likely wasted or poorly targeted.


5:38PM
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Fiscal update—federal finances in worse shape than previously thought

Per-person federal government program spending will reach an estimated $16,350 in 2020.


4:46PM
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Canada’s fiscal situation near crisis levels

Federal net debt for 2020-21 will likely exceed $1.1 trillion.