Since the Liberals’ first forecast in 2015, expected GDP for 2017 has dropped by $62 billion or $1,700 per Canadian.
federal government spending
March 14, 2017
3:24PM
Total federal government spending in 2017 is estimated at $331 billion.
March 8, 2017
11:01AM
Governments in Edmonton, Toronto and Ottawa have markedly increased government spending.
March 2, 2017
2:56PM
The Liberals will finance almost all of the new spending with borrowed money, resulting in an expected deficit of $27.8 billion this year.
January 30, 2017
10:06AM
From 2000 to 2016, the federal government’s core departments and separate agencies have seen employment grow by more than 22 per cent.
December 9, 2016
9:35AM
Government-sector workers in Canada retire 2.3 years earlier, on average, than private-sector workers.
November 15, 2016
3:38PM
Only a small portion of infrastructure spending will go towards building more efficient transportation corridors.
November 3, 2016
3:13AM
Only $2.4 billion is being spent on trade and transportation infrastructure over the next five years.