A basic income program will disincentivize work and may not alleviate poverty.
federal spending
April 9, 2021
9:10AM
According to current projections, the federal government will not balance the budget until 2050.
March 3, 2021
3:51PM
Bill C-273 calls on the federal finance minister to assess a potential guaranteed annual income in Canada.
February 16, 2021
2:23PM
This year's federal budget deficit will reach a projected $381 billion.
February 11, 2021
10:12AM
Per-person GDP growth was 4.8 times greater during the Chrétien period than the Trudeau period.
January 8, 2021
10:09AM
Governments in Canada are experts at imposing rules and regulations rather than incentives.
December 9, 2020
10:12AM
The government plans to spend up to $100 billion for economic stimulus over the next three years.
December 4, 2020
11:33AM
Sweden compensates for its big government with an open free-market economy and business-friendly laws.
November 27, 2020
6:21PM
This government has not released a long-term forecast of spending, taxation and borrowing since 2018.