The Trudeau government spent $8,639 per person in 2018-19.
federal government budget
November 14, 2018
12:00AM
The federal deficit is now about $19 billion.
November 5, 2018
11:18AM
Federal program spending will reach a projected $321.5 billion next year—up 22.2 per cent since 2015.
October 28, 2018
11:39AM
The annual deficit from a recession could increase from its current level of $19 billion to almost $50 billion.
March 1, 2018
1:27PM
In most countries with universal health care, patients share the cost of treatment—surgical or pharmaceutical.
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
1:00AM
November 15, 2016
3:38PM
Only a small portion of infrastructure spending will go towards building more efficient transportation corridors.
October 20, 2016
9:48AM
Over the next five years, the federal government will add at least $113 billion in new debt with no plan for a balanced budget.
November 24, 2015
2:29PM
In an attempt to increase transparency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made “mandate letters” to his ministers publicly available. These letters are intended to clarify the focus of each minister’s portfolio.