During the Trudeau period, business investment actually declined by 0.2 per cent.
economic growth
October 18, 2021
2:12PM
October 7, 2021
5:27PM
It’s important for policymakers to recognize the severity of Ontario’s growth problem, how long-lived it has been, and the challenge of weak business investment that could impede future growth.
September 17, 2021
3:00AM
According to estimates, economic growth is maximized when government spending is about 26 per cent of GDP.
August 25, 2021
10:36AM
Canada has the fifth-highest level of total government debt among 29 industrialized countries.
July 22, 2021
8:32AM
This government’s policies depart from the consensus of previous governments both Liberal and Conservative.
July 19, 2021
12:13PM
At least 90 per cent of net job creation in Ontario took place either in the Greater Toronto Area or Ottawa.
July 5, 2021
9:36AM
The Ford government plans to invest $100 million of taxpayer money in technology companies.
May 14, 2021
8:49AM
Canada's total government debt now equals 107 per cent of GDP.
April 20, 2021
10:29PM
Program spending is projected to increase from pre-pandemic levels by 15.2 per cent in 2021/22.
February 16, 2021
12:15PM
The 2016-2019 period contained the weakest performance for income growth, labour markets and business investment.