Running upwards of a $400 billion deficit for the duration of the pandemic is fiscally irresponsible.
federal government spending
September 23, 2020
10:26AM
All the disposable income of Canada’s top earners—those earning $250,000 or more annually—would fund only 25 per cent of the GAI.
September 10, 2020
10:18AM
Ottawa has spent billions on its innovation agenda including $950 million to five hand-picked sectors of the economy.
August 20, 2020
4:27PM
In the 1990s, federal debt-interest costs routinely eclipsed 30 per cent of revenues.
August 20, 2020
9:44AM
Green technologies that were known money-losers pre-COVID remain money-losers today.
August 7, 2020
10:36AM
Evidence suggests that a 1.0 percentage point increase in spending produces a 0.75 percentage point drop in economic growth.
July 27, 2020
9:49PM
The Trudeau government’s recent fiscal update forecasted a $343 billion deficit this year.
July 22, 2020
11:19AM
Indigenous and Northern Affairs represented the largest share of federal program spending growth.
July 9, 2020
12:16PM
The Trudeau government ran consistent deficits and accumulated significant debt over its first four years in office.
July 2, 2020
11:49AM
The CERB is now estimated to cost $61.1 billion compared to the original estimate of $40.6 billion.