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Janvier 10, 2017 8:52AM

Why federal deficits to 2055 really matter

Livio Di Matteo

Deficits, among other consequences, weaken business confidence in Canada’s economy.

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Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, debt and deficit, deficit spending

Décembre 6, 2016 3:00AM

Spending cuts impose less economic damage than tax hikes

Study examines how fiscal policies aimed at reducing government deficits affect the economy.

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taxes, government spending canada, debt and deficit, deficit spending, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, rachel notley, kathleen wynne

Décembre 2, 2016 3:10PM

Italy’s referendum—diminishing democracy or cutting the fat?

Livio Di Matteo

Canadians shouldn't be too smug in their assessment of the Italian situation.

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Matteo Renzi, debt and deficit, size of government, government bureaucracy

Décembre 1, 2016 8:54AM

Dear Minister Ceci, when you’re in a hole, stop digging

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

Alberta government program spending is up $700 million from what was initially budgeted.

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rachel notley, joe ceci, alberta economy, debt and deficit, oilsands, alberta government spending

Novembre 24, 2016 11:15AM

Spending choices, not a drop in oil prices, spurred Alberta’s chronic deficits

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

Texas ran five straight surpluses from 2009 to 2014.

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rachel notley, debt and deficit, alberta deficits, oil and gas, texas, oilsands, alberta government spending

Novembre 14, 2016 1:44PM

Ontario’s plan is hardly working

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

The average Ontarian is now poorer than the average Canadian.

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kathleen wynne, charles sousa, ontario economy, debt and deficit, ontario government

Novembre 14, 2016 3:00AM

Rosy rhetoric can’t hide Ontario’s dreary fiscal outlook

Livio Di Matteo

In the absence of additional action, Ontario budget deficits will continue to at least 2020-21.

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charles sousa, kathleen wynne, ontario economy, ontario debt, debt and deficit

Novembre 3, 2016 3:01PM

Morneau’s ‘Plan for Middle Class Progress’ cuts GDP by $131 billion

Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens

In just six months, the government has increased its forecasted deficits by nearly 30 per cent.

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federal government debt, debt and deficit, federal budget canada, program spending, size of government

Octobre 20, 2016 8:39AM

Proven economic policies, not ‘bold ideas,’ needed to spur growth in Canada

Charles Lammam, Taylor Jackson

Canada’s top personal income tax rate is among the highest in the developed world.

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bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, taxes, government spending, debt and deficit

Mai 16, 2016 10:47AM

Federal deficits could total nearly $200 billion over next five years

Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam

As the saying goes, a moving target is hard to hit. That is why repeated shifts in the federal government’s deficit and debt goals over the past six months have been so concerning.

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federal government debt, debt and deficit, federal budget canada, program spending, size of government