federal government debt

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Canadians bear weight of growing government debt burden

Federal and provincial government debt has nearly doubled from $1.1 trillion in 2007/08 to $2.1 trillion in 2022/23.


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Ottawa’s ‘fiscally prudent approach’ drenched in red ink

Since 2015, the federal government has run eight consecutive deficits.


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Trudeau government is all gas and no brake on spending

According to forecasts, federal spending will be $89.2 billion higher than previously projected for 2022/23 and $80.7 billion higher in 2023/24.


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Government spending—there’s no such thing as a free lunch

According to projections, the federal debt will reach nearly $2 trillion in 2026-27.


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Don’t blame COVID for Ottawa’s record-high debt levels

This year's federal per-person debt level is more than 25 per cent higher than in 2019.