The Liberals will finance almost all of the new spending with borrowed money, resulting in an expected deficit of $27.8 billion this year.
canadian economy
January 19, 2017
3:00AM
As the prime minister tours the country, he can see how his policies are making things worse—not better.
December 19, 2016
3:01PM
In the U.S., we've seen more regulation, more constrained labour markets, higher taxation and less economic freedom.
November 2, 2016
9:23AM
This week’s 2016 Economic Statement cut average growth to 1.7 per cent over the next five years.
October 24, 2016
1:09PM
A mercantilist policy that simple-mindedly favours exports and discourages imports inevitably ends up suppressing real wages.
October 6, 2016
12:06PM
Ottawa has hiked taxes on Canada’s most skilled and educated workers.
September 21, 2016
11:42AM
From 2003/04 to 2015/16, Ontario program spending grew at an average annual rate of 4.7 per cent.
September 1, 2016
4:52PM
The federal government has increased spending by 7.6 per cent this year alone.