Federal program spending is expected to grow by $132.7 billion—or 41 per cent—between 2014/15 and 2023/24.
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April 7, 2023
9:00AM
The budget dumps billions into the government’s bottomless climate policy money pit.
April 2, 2023
4:00AM
In just two fiscal years, Indigenous spending increased by $4 billion.
March 29, 2023
8:34AM
When spending is financed by large deficits, it can fuel inflation or impede economic growth.
March 22, 2023
3:00AM
The government says it’s spent more than $120 billion on climate change since 2015.
February 8, 2023
3:30AM
The ban on single-use plastic products will force Canadians to pay higher prices for lower quality alternatives.
February 1, 2023
4:00AM
Since 2015, the federal government has run eight consecutive deficits.
December 14, 2022
9:46AM
Overpayment recipients included 1,522 prisoners, 391 dead people and 434 children too young to be eligible.
December 8, 2022
1:32PM
The auditor general found that $4.6 billion in payments for programs such as CERB were made to individuals who were ineligible.