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Deficits & Debt Commentary Archive

Bank of Canada rate hike could cost Canadians billions in government debt interest
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | April 21, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador kicks debt can down the road
By Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill | April 8, 2022
Three things Canadians should look for in upcoming federal budget
By Jake Fuss | March 30, 2022
Like father like son—and Canadians will pay the price
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | March 28, 2022
Freeland and Trudeau face fiscal test with upcoming federal budget
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | March 11, 2022
Ottawa continues to mislead about government indebtedness
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Jake Fuss | January 14, 2022
Can provinces address their deficits while Ottawa withdraws emergency transfers?
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | January 2, 2022
Year-end facts about the federal government’s performance in 2021
By Niels Veldhuis | December 31, 2021
Will Ontario avoid another post-recession era of debt growth?
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | December 23, 2021
Leaving 2021—was debt binge a blip or a sea change?
By Ben Eisen | December 22, 2021
Trudeau government ignores dreary economic numbers
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | December 9, 2021
Despite smaller projected budget deficit, Albertans can’t afford to discount province’s fiscal challenges
By Tegan Hill | September 22, 2021
Ottawa’s ballooning debt and deficits should be major campaign issue
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | August 25, 2021
It’s official—Canada’s finances are now unsustainable
By Ben Eisen | August 25, 2021
New Brunswick government finances remain unsustainable
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | August 9, 2021
Ottawa must exercise more control over borrowing and spending
By Jake Fuss | July 26, 2021
Provinces should study Saskatchewan’s fiscal recovery of the 1990s
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | June 23, 2021
Canadians paying dearly for mounting provincial debt
By Jake Fuss | June 2, 2021
Federal government’s spending rationale based on misleading debt picture
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | June 1, 2021
Ontario continues to accumulate debt more quickly than Quebec
By Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss | March 26, 2021
Ford fiscal strategy resembles McGuinty/Wynne plans—with predictable results
By Ben Eisen, Jake Fuss | March 24, 2021
Debt interest payments fastest-growing component of Ontario budget
By Ben Eisen | March 19, 2021
Higgs government shows spending restraint—but long-term challenges loom
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | March 16, 2021
Combined provincial, federal deficits will grow by about $22 billion annually due to carbon tax hike
By Elmira Aliakbari, Jason Clemens | March 16, 2021
Trudeau government should scuttle stimulus spending plans
By Matthew Lau | March 11, 2021