In 2018, per person program spending (inflation adjusted) reached $8,869, the highest point in Canadian history.
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March 22, 2019
1:28PM
In 2018-19, per person federal program spending (adjusted for inflation) reached $8,869.
January 28, 2019
11:09AM
The risks of a recession this year or next are real.
May 7, 2018
4:14PM
The PBO projects a cumulative federal deficit of $85.6 billion over the next five years.
February 26, 2018
2:17PM
The reasonable approach to balancing the budget is to find savings and reduce spending—not raise taxes.
November 20, 2017
11:06AM
In their first full budget, Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberals increased spending by $66.3 billion over a four-year period.
March 24, 2016
9:35AM
By 2017/18 spending will be up by $50 billion from 2014/15, representing a jump of 20 per cent.
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.
December 15, 2015
9:42AM
The federal government’s projected fiscal balance has gone from a $4.3 billion surplus to a budget deficit that could be as large as $25 billion.