From 2018 to 2022, each year (on average) the province added 86,339 residents while only adding 39,776 home completions.
federal budget
Because of its own failures to responsibly manage the nation’s finances, Canada is in a weak fiscal position to increase defence spending.
The size of the federal government has expanded by more than one quarter in a decade.
Compared to last year’s fiscal plan, the government will now overspend by $120.8 billion over five years.
Only two provinces plan to run budget surpluses this year.
Only 16 per cent of Canadians said they receive good or great value for their tax dollars.
In 2024/25, federal program spending will reach a projected $483.6 billion—up $16.1 billion from the previous budget’s estimates.
According to projections, this federal government will possess the eight highest levels of per-person spending in Canadian history.
From 2013 to 2022, per-person economic growth—a broad measure of living standards—was at its lowest rate since the Great Depression.