federal budget

12:30PM
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Next week’s federal budget will answer critical questions about Canada’s future

The Trudeau government has recorded the five highest levels of federal spending per person in Canadian history.


9:52AM
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Prime minister’s ‘fiscally responsible’ track record is pure fantasy

Between 2015 and 2019, Ottawa ran five consecutive deficits, causing federal debt to rise by $112 billion.


8:50AM
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Ottawa preaches diversity yet practises homogeneity

Parents who prefer informal daycare are excluded from the federal child care program.


8:23AM
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Canadians bear burden of higher spending by federal government

According to the budget, federal spending will reach $434.3 billion this year, more than a two-thirds increase in less than a decade.


10:08AM
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Ottawa now underreports true level of spending

Under the old classification, program spending would have been more than $10 billion higher.


10:43AM
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Government spending—there’s no such thing as a free lunch

According to projections, the federal debt will reach nearly $2 trillion in 2026-27.


9:54AM
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Trudeau policies—an economically dangerous déjà vu

The federal debt has grown from $1.2 trillion in 2014 to $1.9 trillion in 2021—an increase of 51 per cent.


7:00AM
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Government debt and inflation—Ottawa continues to mislead

If the federal government reduced spending, it could help lower inflation and limit the increase in interest rates.


1:45PM
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Canada’s economy underperformed during COVID—despite massive debt accumulation

From 2019 to 2021, Canada had the second-highest increase in gross debt as a share of the economy out of 33 countries.


9:45AM
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Workers will bear burden of federal tax hike on businesses

The government permanently increased the tax rate for banks and life insurance companies to 16.5 per cent on profits over $100 million.