federal government debt

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Federal government continues to peddle misleading debt numbers

The total value of government debt in 2022 in Canada exceeded the entire size of the economy by more than 10 per cent.


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Canadians bear weight of growing government debt burden

Federal and provincial government debt has nearly doubled from $1.1 trillion in 2007/08 to $2.1 trillion in 2022/23.


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Ottawa’s ‘fiscally prudent approach’ drenched in red ink

Since 2015, the federal government has run eight consecutive deficits.


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Trudeau government is all gas and no brake on spending

According to forecasts, federal spending will be $89.2 billion higher than previously projected for 2022/23 and $80.7 billion higher in 2023/24.


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Government spending—there’s no such thing as a free lunch

According to projections, the federal debt will reach nearly $2 trillion in 2026-27.


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Don’t blame COVID for Ottawa’s record-high debt levels

This year's federal per-person debt level is more than 25 per cent higher than in 2019.