Ottawa is expected to spend $24.4 billion on federal government debt interest costs in 2019/20.
federal spending
January 15, 2020
9:27AM
The Trudeau government's per-person spending is expected to reach $9,066.
October 25, 2019
8:20AM
If Alberta withdrew from the CPP, the basic rate would have to rise to 10.6 per cent.
June 10, 2019
12:20PM
In 2018, per person program spending (inflation adjusted) reached $8,869, the highest point in Canadian history.
March 22, 2019
1:28PM
In 2018-19, per person federal program spending (adjusted for inflation) reached $8,869.
January 28, 2019
11:09AM
The risks of a recession this year or next are real.
May 7, 2018
4:14PM
The PBO projects a cumulative federal deficit of $85.6 billion over the next five years.
February 26, 2018
2:17PM
The reasonable approach to balancing the budget is to find savings and reduce spending—not raise taxes.
November 20, 2017
11:06AM
In their first full budget, Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberals increased spending by $66.3 billion over a four-year period.