A significant portion of federal spending was mismanaged, poorly targeted, wasteful or simply excessive.
canada emergency wage subsidy
February 27, 2023
11:09AM
The federal government paid $37.7 billion in wage subsidies to businesses with tax debts.
January 12, 2023
10:52AM
Ottawa wasted billions of dollars in taxpayer money and accumulated far more debt than was necessary.
December 15, 2022
10:30AM
Ottawa apparently gave nearly $10 billion to businesses that did not need the money.
December 14, 2022
9:46AM
Overpayment recipients included 1,522 prisoners, 391 dead people and 434 children too young to be eligible.
May 10, 2021
9:55AM
The program's total budgeted costs for 2020/21 and 2021/22 now stand at $110.6 billion.
January 27, 2021
10:23AM
This fiscal year, the wage subsidy program will cost $4,100 per member of the Canadian workforce.
November 30, 2020
5:38PM
Per-person federal government program spending will reach an estimated $16,350 in 2020.
August 27, 2020
10:08AM
Like CERB, the CESB makes many students better off than they were in 2019.