Projected federal spending from 2024 to 2027 is now $30.7 billion higher than previous forecasts.
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November 21, 2023
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November 17, 2023
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Since 2014/15, federal government debt interest costs have nearly doubled.
November 9, 2023
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By the end of this fiscal year, the federal government will have racked up $591.9 billion in debt since 2015.
October 18, 2023
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Federal spending in 2023/24 will increase by $5.6 billion more than the government’s previous projection.
October 4, 2023
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There’s nothing peculiar about letter delivery, trains, television and radio programs, or alcohol sales that justifies governmental operation.
September 14, 2023
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September 6, 2023
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Ottawa's child-care program simply shifted the form of care away from parents’ preference and towards the government-subsidized option.
August 27, 2023
12:30PM
Overpayment recipients included 1,522 prisoners, 391 dead people and 434 children too young to be eligible.
August 17, 2023
1:30PM
In Sweden, spending increases must be offset by equivalent spending cuts to meet fiscal targets.
August 7, 2023
3:30AM
Business investment declined by 20 per cent in Canada from 2014 to 2021.