After recording eight consecutive budget deficits, the Trudeau government plans to run at least five more.
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According to budget forecasts, the federal government will run a $40.1 billion deficit this year.
According to forecasts, the federal deficit will eclipse $40 billion this year.
Rising interest rates will put additional pressure on federal finances.
In just two fiscal years, Indigenous spending increased by $4 billion.
Between 2016 and 2019, the Trudeau government recorded average economic growth of 2.1 per cent compared to 4.6 per cent during the Chrétien years.
Compared to fiscal year 2019-20, total federal spending in 2022-23 will be approximately 27 per cent higher.
At every opportunity, the government has spent unexpected revenue windfalls.
So-called "stimulus spending" displaces future private spending and reduces future economic growth.