fiscal performance

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COVID’s economic, fiscal and health effects—a mixed bag for Canada
The country's gross debt-to-GDP ratio increased by nearly 25 percentage points from 2019 to 2021.

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Ottawa’s approach to spending—what goes up must continue going up

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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Picking a federal fiscal anchor is not enough—you must stick to it

The federal debt-to-GDP ratio is on track to increase between 2022-23 and 2023-24.


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Federal government will likely violate fiscal anchor during economic downturns

The effects of a recession could set off a debt “doom loop” with the debt ratio spiralling upward.


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What are the Trudeau government’s guiding priorities?

The prime minister disbanded the Expenditure Review Committee, which assessed the efficacy of government programs.


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Scoring the economic performance of Canada’s last five prime ministers

The 2016-2019 period had the weakest economic performance of the five periods analyzed.