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Total employment increased by 17.3 per cent in the GTA, 9.7 per cent in Ottawa and 1.9 per cent in the rest of the province.

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10:16AM
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The Ford government projected a deficit of $20.5 billion for 2020-21.

5:30AM
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The lack of innovation in the government sector is rooted in the differences between the incentives and disciplines imposed by customers on the government and private sectors.

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The Trudeau government has run five consecutive deficits since taking office in 2015 and is expected to have accumulated approximately $84.3 billion in federal debt—$713.2 billion total—by the end of 2019-20.

2:40PM
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Treatable conditions may turn into more permanent debilitating conditions.

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9:35AM
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Divergences between expected inflation and actual inflation contribute to economic inefficiencies that harm economic growth.

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1:06PM
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Federal deficit estimates range from $100 billion to $200 billion for fiscal year 2020-21.

11:48AM
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The COVID crisis combined with the oil-price war will reduce revenue and trigger spending increases.

5:30AM
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Whereas the Chrétien government used balanced budgets as a guiding fiscal anchor, the Trudeau government has not had an effective fiscal rule imposing discipline on its spending, taxing, and borrowing decisions, resulting in the federal government being less prepared to respond to the current recession.