The federal government has seemingly ditched the debt-averse approach that largely prevailed in Ottawa since the mid-1980s.
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February 24, 2021
9:39AM
Ontario will spend an estimated $13 billion on government debt interest costs in 2020/21.
February 16, 2021
2:23PM
This year's federal budget deficit will reach a projected $381 billion.
February 10, 2021
11:36AM
Ottawa annually pocketed $22 billion more in revenue from Alberta than it spent in the province.
February 4, 2021
9:33AM
Ontarians carry the second-largest combined government debt burden among Canadians.
January 13, 2021
9:25AM
Ottawa expects the federal deficit to reach $381.6 billion in 2020/21.
December 7, 2020
1:06PM
The federal net debt may rise from $812.9 billion in 2019-20 to more than $1.4 trillion by 2025-26.
December 3, 2020
3:49PM
Eliminating the entire equalization program this year would reduce the federal deficit by only 5.4 per cent.