It’s been almost 20 years since the U.S. federal government balanced its budget.
federal finances
August 28, 2020
3:38PM
August 20, 2020
4:27PM
In the 1990s, federal debt-interest costs routinely eclipsed 30 per cent of revenues.
August 19, 2020
10:35AM
More than $185 billion in net investment left the country from 2014 to 2019.
July 22, 2020
11:19AM
Indigenous and Northern Affairs represented the largest share of federal program spending growth.
July 10, 2020
8:59AM
Policy uncertainty is at an all-time 35-year high in Canada.
July 8, 2020
1:37PM
This year's federal budget deficit will be an estimated $343.2 billion.
July 2, 2020
11:49AM
The CERB is now estimated to cost $61.1 billion compared to the original estimate of $40.6 billion.
June 23, 2020
8:37PM
Canada's equalization program cost Alberta taxpayers approximately $3.1 billion in 2017.
June 17, 2020
5:00PM
The Trudeau government plans to provide $14 billion in financial support for provincial governments across the country.
June 15, 2020
10:41AM
Such implicit or explicit assumptions invariably lead to unintended consequences.