Bill C-273 calls on the federal finance minister to assess a potential guaranteed annual income in Canada.
federal spending
This year's federal budget deficit will reach a projected $381 billion.
Per-person GDP growth was 4.8 times greater during the Chrétien period than the Trudeau period.
Governments in Canada are experts at imposing rules and regulations rather than incentives.
The government plans to spend up to $100 billion for economic stimulus over the next three years.
Sweden compensates for its big government with an open free-market economy and business-friendly laws.
This government has not released a long-term forecast of spending, taxation and borrowing since 2018.
The Trudeau Liberals initially promised to run deficits for three years to finance spending increases.
The relative size of government in Canada is well beyond the “optimal” size for promoting productivity growth.