Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget missed an opportunity to convince investors that Canada remains a desirable place to invest.
federal budget
February 27, 2018
2:02PM
The government has once again refused to set a timeline for returning to a balanced budget.
February 26, 2018
2:17PM
The reasonable approach to balancing the budget is to find savings and reduce spending—not raise taxes.
February 23, 2018
6:00AM
This $51 billion increase in spending represents total growth of 20.1 per cent in just three years.
February 23, 2018
1:00AM
February 1, 2018
9:08AM
Upon assuming power, the Trudeau government immediately increased budgeted federal program spending by $8.1 billion over 2015-16 to 2019-20.
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.