deficit spending

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Ottawa’s unnecessary deficit-spending hurts economic growth

So-called "stimulus spending" displaces future private spending and reduces future economic growth.


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Future generations of Canadians will pay for today’s deficit spending

The federal government projects a $52.8 billion budget deficit for 2022/23.


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The federal government expects the deficit in 2018-19 to reach $18.1 billion and grow next year to $19.6 billion.


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Just six months into its 2018/19 plan, the government upped spending by $8 billion.


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Once its net debt reaches $48 billion in 2020/21, Alberta will have burned through $83 billion in net assets in 13 years.


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The budget proposes cumulative deficits totalling $72.8 billion over the government’s first mandate.