These deficits have fuelled an $867.2 billion increase in gross federal debt from 2014/15 to 2022/23.
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March 6, 2024
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Since 2015, per-person GDP in Canada has grown by only 1.9 per cent.
February 28, 2024
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Canada’s population is expanding by more than one million per year while housing starts are stuck below 250,000.
February 15, 2024
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The government is on track to run nine consecutive budgets deficits, with all but one exceeding $10 billion.
February 13, 2024
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February 4, 2024
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The quarterly declines in real per-person GDP have occurred before, during and after the pandemic.
January 29, 2024
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Nearly a decade of uninterrupted deficits has increased the federal debt by $941.9 billion.
January 23, 2024
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The government now expects to spend $58 billion more than its 2023 budget projections.
January 17, 2024
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Over the past eight years, Canada's growth in real GDP per person is a paltry 1.6 per cent versus 14.7 per cent in the United States.
January 13, 2024
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Federal gross debt will reach a projected $2.4 trillion by 2027-28.