The effects of a recession could set off a debt “doom loop” with the debt ratio spiralling upward.
fiscal policy
March 20, 2023
4:12PM
April 27, 2021
11:41AM
The prime minister disbanded the Expenditure Review Committee, which assessed the efficacy of government programs.
October 6, 2020
12:30PM
Running upwards of a $400 billion deficit for the duration of the pandemic is fiscally irresponsible.
July 10, 2020
8:59AM
Policy uncertainty is at an all-time 35-year high in Canada.
July 8, 2020
1:37PM
This year's federal budget deficit will be an estimated $343.2 billion.
December 14, 2016
9:59AM
Study found that PR countries tend to finance extra spending by running larger deficits.
September 5, 2015
9:00AM
The Notley government in Alberta took office facing severe fiscal challenges. Unfortunately, this week’s fiscal update from Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci shows that the new government’s early actions have made a bad fiscal situation worse.