The federal debt-to-GDP ratio is on track to increase between 2022-23 and 2023-24.
fiscal policy
March 20, 2023
4:12PM
The effects of a recession could set off a debt “doom loop” with the debt ratio spiralling upward.
April 27, 2021
11:41AM
The prime minister disbanded the Expenditure Review Committee, which assessed the efficacy of government programs.
October 6, 2020
12:30PM
Running upwards of a $400 billion deficit for the duration of the pandemic is fiscally irresponsible.
July 10, 2020
8:59AM
Policy uncertainty is at an all-time 35-year high in Canada.
July 8, 2020
1:37PM
This year's federal budget deficit will be an estimated $343.2 billion.
December 14, 2016
9:59AM
Study found that PR countries tend to finance extra spending by running larger deficits.