So-called “shovel ready” infrastructure projects take significant time to plan and implement.
stimulus spending
March 24, 2020
10:19AM
When the First World War began, there was no expectation that it would spawn an entirely new tax system.
March 18, 2020
9:28AM
Most people use extra one-time money from government to pay down debt or save.
March 21, 2016
11:58AM
Since 2007/08, Canada’s federal debt has grown by $176 billion to $692 billion in 2015/16.
January 20, 2016
10:49AM
The best way to help Alberta’s economy is to enhance the province's competitiveness and attractiveness for investment and entrepreneurship.
January 6, 2016
10:48AM
Ontario’s net debt has approximately doubled over the last decade and now stands at roughly $300 billion—or $21,000 per Ontarian.
April 1, 2012
2:00AM
Ever since the last recession, Canadians have been informed by pundits and the political class that stimulus spendingperhaps better labelled as binge spendingwas critical to Canadas economic recovery.
But extra government spending had little to do with Canadas exit out of the recession. The recession ended in mid-2009; it was only about then that federal and provincial governments started spending extra (borrowed) stimulus cash.