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November 3, 2022 9:52AM

Prime minister's ‘fiscally responsible’ track record is pure fantasy

Jake Fuss
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Prime minister’s ‘fiscally responsible’ track record is pure fantasy

Between 2015 and 2019, Ottawa ran five consecutive deficits, causing federal debt to rise by $112 billion.

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prime minister, canadian fiscal policies, federal budget, federal debt, federal government budget
July 14, 2022 1:00AM

Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2022
Jake Fuss, Evin Ryan
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Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2022
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federal government debt, federal debt, prime minister, government debt, federal fiscal history, federal government spending
March 28, 2022 10:23AM

Like father like son—and Canadians will pay the price
Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis
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Like father like son—and Canadians will pay the price

The federal debt is expected to eclipse $2 trillion by 2025-26.

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prime minister, debt interest payments, federal debt, federal government spending, deficit-financed spending
October 14, 2021 1:00AM

Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2021 Edition
Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Nathaniel Li, Tegan Hill
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2021 Edition
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prime minister, federal government spending, per-person debt, government spending
March 31, 2021 12:45PM

Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2021 Edition
Jake Fuss, Nathaniel Li
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2021 Edition
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March 31, 2021 12:18PM

Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2021 Edition
Jake Fuss, Nathaniel Li
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending, 2021 edition

Federal program spending in 2021 will reach a projected $11,370 per person—or 18.7 per cent of the economy.

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February 26, 2021 10:09AM

Scoring the economic performance of Canada’s last five prime ministers
Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis
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Scoring the economic performance of Canada’s last five prime ministers

The 2016-2019 period had the weakest economic performance of the five periods analyzed.

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economic performance, recession, prime minister, fiscal performance, canadian economy
May 26, 2020 1:15AM

Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2020 Edition
Tegan Hill, Nathaniel Li, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2020 Edition
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prime minister, government spending, federal government spending, per-person debt, COVID
February 4, 2020 1:00AM

Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2020
Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios, Jake Fuss
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Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2020
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federal government debt, federal debt, prime minister, government debt, federal fiscal history
January 7, 2020 1:00AM

Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2020 Edition
Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: 2020 Edition
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prime minister, government spending, federal government spending, per-person debt