Canada Deficit
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Liberals’ fiscal update keeps $40B deficit, pledges new shortfall guidelinesFinance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented her fiscal update in the House of Commons, stressing the pressure inflation and a slowing economy are putting on federal finances.EconomyNov 21, 2023
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The West Block — Episode 28, Season 12Calls for a major overhaul of the RCMP after a critical report into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia: the interim commission faces questions on the path forward, and interference.CanadaApr 2, 2023
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Ottawa cut deficit down to $69.8B during most of last fiscal yearIn its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the tally compared with a deficit of $282.6 billion for the same period of 2020-21.EconomyApr 29, 2022
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Budget 2022: Feds eye growth with $31B in net new spendingThe 2022 budget released includes more than $31 billion in new spending over the next five years. The new spending has increased the fiscal year's deficit to $52.8 billion.PoliticsApr 7, 2022
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Liberals under pressure to balance budget and policy asks in fiscal updateInflation rates that have hit 18-year highs, along with strong growth in employment and the domestic economy, could cause the government to ease up on its platform spending plans.PoliticsDec 12, 2021
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Balance the budget or spend, spend, spend? Canadians divided amid pandemic electionIpsos Public Affairs CEO Darrell Bricker said the data suggests many feel a less pressing economic threat from the pandemic and are thinking about what comes next.CanadaAug 28, 2021
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Spending down, revenue up: Feds post $12.7B deficit for JuneThe drop in the deficit came as spending dropped compared with a year ago when Ottawa spent billions on emergency aid due to the pandemic and revenue improved.EconomyAug 27, 2021
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Did Justin Trudeau’s COVID-19 spending boost live up to the Liberal government’s billing?Have Canadians gotten good value for their deficit dollar? Daniel Tencer looks at the data.CommentaryAug 20, 2021
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National child care coming in 2021 budget, Liberals pledgeThe Liberal government is proposing a massive down payment on a planned national child-care system they say will be outlined in next spring's budget.CanadaNov 30, 2020
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What the fiscal update does and doesn’t tell us about the coronavirus vaccine roll-outWhen it comes to the details on how the government plans to move coronavirus vaccines from factory to the pharmacy, the fiscal update is short on specifics.CanadaNov 30, 2020
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