Upon assuming power, the Trudeau government immediately increased budgeted federal program spending by $8.1 billion over 2015-16 to 2019-20.
federal budget
September 7, 2017
10:00AM
Canada’s economy has grown at or above 1 per cent in 18 different quarters since 2000.
May 26, 2017
9:19AM
The federal government plans to spend $8,337 (per person) this fiscal year.
April 13, 2017
9:11AM
Growth expectations from private-sector economists have consistently declined since this government came to power.
April 7, 2017
11:44AM
Government-sponsored venture capital initiatives tend to underperform compared to initiatives funded by the private sector.
April 3, 2017
10:37AM
Ottawa’s so-called infrastructure spending plan includes $77 million to develop regulations for driverless cars and unmanned air vehicles.
March 31, 2017
10:12AM
By 2019/20, Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio is forecasted to be 31.5 per cent.
March 29, 2017
9:40AM
By reducing the rewards of investment and entrepreneurship, governments in Canada have discouraged the very activity they profess to encourage.
March 29, 2017
9:11AM
Ontario’s top marginal tax rate is 53.5 per cent, among the highest rates in the developed world.