The cost of servicing the province’s debt has increased to more than $2 billion.
Government Spending & Taxes
July 16, 2020
10:59AM
July 9, 2020
12:16PM
The Trudeau government ran consistent deficits and accumulated significant debt over its first four years in office.
July 8, 2020
1:37PM
This year's federal budget deficit will be an estimated $343.2 billion.
June 29, 2020
1:33PM
C.D. Howe op-ed cites no empirical evidence or research to substantiate its opinions.
June 23, 2020
8:37PM
Canada's equalization program cost Alberta taxpayers approximately $3.1 billion in 2017.
June 18, 2020
1:32PM
Budget include an additional $185 million in transfers from Ottawa.
June 15, 2020
3:17PM
Forecasts project a -5.1 per cent decline in the province's GDP.
June 15, 2020
10:41AM
Such implicit or explicit assumptions invariably lead to unintended consequences.
June 12, 2020
10:57AM
More than 8 million applicants successfully applied for the CERB.
June 11, 2020
9:34AM
A large government debt burden can negatively affect economic growth.
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