Federal program spending in 2021/22 is $54.4 billion higher than planned in November 2020.
federal spending
Avril 19, 2021
7:25PM
The government says $101 billion in stimulus spending is required for “sustained economic recovery.”
Avril 19, 2021
4:25PM
The federal debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 51.2 per cent, the highest level since 1999.
Avril 19, 2021
3:00AM
Between 2016 and 2019, per-person GDP grew at an average annual rate of only 0.8 per cent.
Avril 14, 2021
8:23AM
A basic income program will disincentivize work and may not alleviate poverty.
Avril 9, 2021
9:10AM
According to current projections, the federal government will not balance the budget until 2050.
Mars 3, 2021
3:51PM
Bill C-273 calls on the federal finance minister to assess a potential guaranteed annual income in Canada.
Février 16, 2021
2:23PM
This year's federal budget deficit will reach a projected $381 billion.
Février 11, 2021
10:12AM
Per-person GDP growth was 4.8 times greater during the Chrétien period than the Trudeau period.