Justin Trudeau

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On the eve of the new Liberal government’s first federal budget, the key is to get incentives right at home.


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Canada’s top combined personal income tax rates are now among the highest in the industrialized world.


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The new federal Liberal government will table its first budget next week, with media reports suggesting a deficit triple the amount promised during the election campaign.


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Increased OAS spending means less spending elsewhere, higher taxes, and/or more government borrowing.


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The TD forecast shows a persistent federal deficit of approximately $30 billion a year for the foreseeable future.


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Per capita federal net debt (in 2015 dollars) grew from $577 in 1870 to $19,302 in 2015.


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These voluntary relationships clearly benefit the participants, and perhaps that is why the strident opponents resort to hyperbole and fear-mongering.


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Prime Minister Trudeau recently mused that not only will the $10 billion deficit ceiling be broken, but the return to a balanced budget by 2019/20 is now in question.


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Prime Minister Trudeau’s remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davo unfortunately reflect an attitude of discomfort with Canada’s resource economy.  


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The federal government may speed up spending on infrastructure projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan.