federal government spending

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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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Ottawa can help tame inflation—here’s how

The federal government continues to run and plan for substantial budget deficits.


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Federal government used pandemic to engineer long-term spending increase

Compared to fiscal year 2019-20, total federal spending in 2022-23 will be approximately 27 per cent higher.


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Canadians bear burden of higher spending by federal government

According to the budget, federal spending will reach $434.3 billion this year, more than a two-thirds increase in less than a decade.


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Ottawa now underreports true level of spending

Under the old classification, program spending would have been more than $10 billion higher.


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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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Ottawa’s zeal for centralization will cost Canadians dearly

This year the federal government expects to spend $52.8 billion more than it has in revenues.