The expansion of the Canada Child Benefit was financed largely by borrowing.
federal spending
Mai 3, 2022
8:58AM
When linked to a GST hike, support for a national prescription drug program falls from 79 per cent to 40 per cent.
Avril 13, 2022
11:27AM
According to the PBO, 60 per cent of households in Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will pay more in carbon taxes than what they receive in rebates.
Avril 12, 2022
11:42AM
The projected federal deficit in 2022-23 is 34 per cent higher than the deficit in 2019-20.
Avril 4, 2022
3:30AM
A lack of fiscal prudence left Canada vulnerable when the pandemic hit.
Mars 30, 2022
9:34AM
Cutting regulatory red tape and removing internal trade barriers could help boost improve economic performance.
Mars 28, 2022
3:56PM
Canada's productivity growth and levels of business investment have been lacklustre for decades.
Mars 15, 2022
5:00AM
Rules that impose mandatory fiscal discipline help produce better and more responsible fiscal outcomes.
Mars 11, 2022
8:18AM
Ottawa will likely have more revenue—perhaps considerably more—than forecast when the government tables the budget.