Residents in all provinces already pay more than $550 per person annually on government debt interest.
federal government spending
May 6, 2022
3:00AM
The expansion of the Canada Child Benefit was financed largely by borrowing.
April 12, 2022
11:42AM
The projected federal deficit in 2022-23 is 34 per cent higher than the deficit in 2019-20.
April 7, 2022
4:01PM
The projected federal deficit for 2022/23 could have been reduced by more than 42 per cent had the government stuck to last spring's spending plan.
April 4, 2022
3:30AM
A lack of fiscal prudence left Canada vulnerable when the pandemic hit.
March 30, 2022
9:34AM
Cutting regulatory red tape and removing internal trade barriers could help boost improve economic performance.
March 28, 2022
3:56PM
Canada's productivity growth and levels of business investment have been lacklustre for decades.
March 28, 2022
10:23AM
The federal debt is expected to eclipse $2 trillion by 2025-26.
March 15, 2022
5:00AM
Rules that impose mandatory fiscal discipline help produce better and more responsible fiscal outcomes.