Higher government spending will lead to higher taxes and lower rates of economic growth.
federal government budget
April 7, 2022
4:01PM
The projected federal deficit for 2022/23 could have been reduced by more than 42 per cent had the government stuck to last spring's spending plan.
April 4, 2022
3:30AM
A lack of fiscal prudence left Canada vulnerable when the pandemic hit.
March 28, 2022
3:56PM
Canada's productivity growth and levels of business investment have been lacklustre for decades.
November 25, 2021
3:34PM
Despite the dismal state of federal finances, the speech did not include the terms “deficit” or “debt."
September 24, 2021
4:06PM
The Trudeau government’s climate plan has design flaws that will unnecessarily hurt Canada's economy.
April 28, 2021
10:11AM
The Trudeau government forecasts a $154.7 billion budget deficit in 2021/22.
April 23, 2021
9:32AM
The plan calls for $27.2 billion over the next five years to reduce daycare costs.