Ottawa’s total debt will hit a projected $1.2 trillion in 2019.
federal government debt
February 4, 2020
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January 28, 2020
3:04PM
Alberta’s portion of the federal debt totals approximately $135 billion.
January 27, 2020
10:50AM
The federal deficit this year will increase from original budget estimates of $19.8 billion to $26.6 billion.
January 16, 2020
3:43PM
Today’s federal-provincial net debt breaks down to $39,483 of government debt for every man, woman and child in Canada.
January 15, 2020
9:27AM
The Trudeau government's per-person spending is expected to reach $9,066.
January 10, 2020
9:55AM
The deficit is now pegged at $26.6 billion for 2019/20—$6.8 billion more than originally planned in last spring's budget.
December 19, 2019
10:58AM
Total federal expenditures will grow to a projected $420.5 billion in 2024-25.
December 16, 2019
4:23PM
Program spending could grow by nearly $50 billion in just five years
December 6, 2019
11:18AM
The unemployment rate rose to 5.9 per cent, in the biggest one-month jump since the 2009 recession.