On the eve of the new Liberal government’s first federal budget, the key is to get incentives right at home.
Justin Trudeau
March 18, 2016
2:33PM
Canada’s top combined personal income tax rates are now among the highest in the industrialized world.
March 18, 2016
3:00AM
The new federal Liberal government will table its first budget next week, with media reports suggesting a deficit triple the amount promised during the election campaign.
March 17, 2016
4:13PM
Increased OAS spending means less spending elsewhere, higher taxes, and/or more government borrowing.
March 17, 2016
1:05PM
The TD forecast shows a persistent federal deficit of approximately $30 billion a year for the foreseeable future.
March 9, 2016
3:00AM
Per capita federal net debt (in 2015 dollars) grew from $577 in 1870 to $19,302 in 2015.
February 23, 2016
9:42AM
These voluntary relationships clearly benefit the participants, and perhaps that is why the strident opponents resort to hyperbole and fear-mongering.
February 16, 2016
3:00AM
Prime Minister Trudeau recently mused that not only will the $10 billion deficit ceiling be broken, but the return to a balanced budget by 2019/20 is now in question.
January 29, 2016
3:00AM
Prime Minister Trudeau’s remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davo unfortunately reflect an attitude of discomfort with Canada’s resource economy.
January 26, 2016
3:00AM
The federal government may speed up spending on infrastructure projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan.