The federal debt-to-GDP ratio increased from 30.8 per cent to 31.0 per cent.
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December 16, 2019
4:23PM
Program spending could grow by nearly $50 billion in just five years
November 20, 2019
9:45AM
By 2024/25, federal debt is expected to hit $787.4 billion.
August 20, 2019
1:00AM
July 30, 2019
8:41AM
Some taxpayers change their behaviour when tax rates increase.
June 10, 2019
12:20PM
In 2018, per person program spending (inflation adjusted) reached $8,869, the highest point in Canadian history.
June 6, 2019
1:28PM
Albertans made a net contribution of more than $20 billion in 2017/18.
May 1, 2019
10:06AM
In 2017, Alberta’s net contribution to the federal government was $21.8 billion and Ontario’s was $16.6 billion.
April 2, 2019
10:11AM
Overly politicized budgets, particularly budgets seemingly assembled haphazardly, risk producing poor policies.
March 28, 2019
11:05AM
Between 2013 and 2017, foreign investment in Canada declined by 55.1 per cent.