Nearly a decade of uninterrupted deficits has increased the federal debt by $941.9 billion.
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January 29, 2024
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January 26, 2024
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From 2021/22 to 2023/24, federal debt interest costs increased from $24.5 billion to $46.5 billion.
January 23, 2024
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The government now expects to spend $58 billion more than its 2023 budget projections.
January 17, 2024
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Over the past eight years, Canada's growth in real GDP per person is a paltry 1.6 per cent versus 14.7 per cent in the United States.
January 15, 2024
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More than 60 per cent of lower-income families now pay higher federal income taxes.
January 13, 2024
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Federal gross debt will reach a projected $2.4 trillion by 2027-28.
January 12, 2024
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Since 2007-08, combined federal and provincial government net debt has increased by roughly $1 trillion.
January 10, 2024
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The 1995 federal budget began a process of major policy reforms that put the government on a path to fiscal balance.
January 6, 2024
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Federal debt interest costs increased by 90 per cent in just two years.