The expansion of the Canada Child Benefit was financed largely by borrowing.
federal debt
April 21, 2022
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Federal debt interest will cost a projected $42.9 billion in 2026/27.
March 28, 2022
10:23AM
The federal debt is expected to eclipse $2 trillion by 2025-26.
March 15, 2022
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Rules that impose mandatory fiscal discipline help produce better and more responsible fiscal outcomes.
January 14, 2022
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Only seven industrialized countries had higher levels of government indebtedness than Canada.
December 31, 2021
9:41AM
According to forecasts, Canada will be the worst-performing advanced economy from 2020 to 2030.
December 22, 2021
11:57AM
Prudent fiscal management means working quickly to return to pre-recession debt levels.
December 9, 2021
8:25AM
Canada ranked 30th of 38 industrial countries for its average rate of economic growth from 2015 to 2019.
September 28, 2021
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On health-care wait times, Canada consistently ranks lowest among comparable countries with universal health care.