Since 2014/15, annual federal program spending has increased by $193.6 billion—or 75.5 per cent.
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February 28, 2024
2:30AM
Canada’s population is expanding by more than one million per year while housing starts are stuck below 250,000.
February 15, 2024
2:30AM
The government is on track to run nine consecutive budgets deficits, with all but one exceeding $10 billion.
February 13, 2024
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January 29, 2024
9:48AM
Nearly a decade of uninterrupted deficits has increased the federal debt by $941.9 billion.
January 23, 2024
10:35AM
The government now expects to spend $58 billion more than its 2023 budget projections.
January 17, 2024
2:30AM
Over the past eight years, Canada's growth in real GDP per person is a paltry 1.6 per cent versus 14.7 per cent in the United States.
January 12, 2024
9:03AM
Since 2007-08, combined federal and provincial government net debt has increased by roughly $1 trillion.
December 6, 2023
3:30AM
Between 2024/25 and 2027/28, the federal government has increased projected spending by $30.7 billion more than previously forecasted.
November 21, 2023
3:51PM
Projected federal spending from 2024 to 2027 is now $30.7 billion higher than previous forecasts.