federal government budget

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Recession would seriously derail federal finances

The Trudeau government spent $8,639 per person in 2018-19.


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Cash

Federal program spending will reach a projected $321.5 billion next year—up 22.2 per cent since 2015.


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Two fiscal freight trains hurling toward Ottawa

The annual deficit from a recession could increase from its current level of $19 billion to almost $50 billion.


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In most countries with universal health care, patients share the cost of treatment—surgical or pharmaceutical.


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The reasonable approach to balancing the budget is to find savings and reduce spending—not raise taxes.


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Only a small portion of infrastructure spending will go towards building more efficient transportation corridors.


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Over the next five years, the federal government will add at least $113 billion in new debt with no plan for a balanced budget.