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federal government 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.
May 1, 2019
10:06AM
In 2017, Alberta’s net contribution to the federal government was $21.8 billion and Ontario’s was $16.6 billion.
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 19, 2019
3:40PM
Tuesday’s budget calls for spending to reach $329.4 billion.
February 19, 2019
10:42AM
The Trudeau government spent $8,639 per person in 2018-19.
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.