From 2016 to 2019, Canada saw relatively low rates of growth in incomes and private-sector job creation.
Government Spending & Taxes
April 20, 2021
10:29PM
Program spending is projected to increase from pre-pandemic levels by 15.2 per cent in 2021/22.
April 20, 2021
9:49AM
Budget 2021 includes $30 billion over five years for national childcare.
April 15, 2021
12:33PM
Nearly 60 per cent of the Liberal infrastructure spending was on “green” and “social” projects.
April 9, 2021
9:10AM
According to current projections, the federal government will not balance the budget until 2050.
April 7, 2021
1:41PM
Even though the vast majority of Americans never lost their jobs, politicians sent stimulus money directly to most households.
March 31, 2021
12:18PM
Federal program spending in 2021 will reach a projected $11,370 per person—or 18.7 per cent of the economy.
March 25, 2021
3:53PM
The carbon tax will increase by $15 per tonne until it reaches $170 per tonne.
March 19, 2021
10:29AM
The federal government has seemingly ditched the debt-averse approach that largely prevailed in Ottawa since the mid-1980s.
December 31, 2020
9:24AM
Among residents who donated, the average annual contribution equalled only 0.45 per cent of their household income.
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