Canada enjoyed an economic and fiscal renaissance starting in the mid-1990s that lasted more than a decade.
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February 21, 2015
12:00PM
Over the last decade, higher energy prices and entrepreneur-friendly policies drove Alberta’s booming economy, generating a significant windfall in government revenue.
November 13, 2014
10:00AM
After seven years of budget deficits and over $160 billion in new debt, the federal government confirmed in its financial update Wednesday that it expects to record a surplus next year.
September 17, 2014
11:19AM
“B.C. is currently on target to balance the 2014/15 budget,” declared Mike de Jong, B.C.’s finance minister while unveiling the government’s latest financial update. Understandably, many British Columbians will take de Jong’s comments at face value.
August 18, 2014
6:00AM
May 22, 2014
2:00AM
Lost in the current flurry of Ontarios election campaign is the one key issue facing the province, and indeed all of Canada: Ontarios laggard economic performance is dragging down the national economy.
March 21, 2014
3:00AM
It has been more than two years since an independent commission submitted its report to the Ontario government on the provinces poor public finances and high government debt.