So-called "stimulus spending" displaces future private spending and reduces future economic growth.
federal deficits
June 8, 2022
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May 31, 2022
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The federal government projects a budget deficit of $52.8 billion for 2022.
May 25, 2022
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The Ontario government projects a $19.9 billion deficit this year and continued deficits until 2027-28.
May 18, 2022
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The federal government projects a $52.8 billion budget deficit for 2022/23.
March 28, 2022
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Canada's productivity growth and levels of business investment have been lacklustre for decades.
March 15, 2022
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Rules that impose mandatory fiscal discipline help produce better and more responsible fiscal outcomes.
December 9, 2021
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Canada ranked 30th of 38 industrial countries for its average rate of economic growth from 2015 to 2019.
August 25, 2021
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Canada has the fifth-highest level of total government debt among 29 industrialized countries.
July 15, 2021
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Due to federal tax changes, 61 per cent of low-income families face higher personal income taxes.