In 2024/25, federal program spending will reach a projected $483.6 billion—up $16.1 billion from the previous budget’s estimates.
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April 16, 2024
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March 26, 2024
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Since 2014/15, annual federal program spending has increased by $193.6 billion—or 75.5 per cent.
March 18, 2024
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These deficits have fuelled an $867.2 billion increase in gross federal debt from 2014/15 to 2022/23.
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.