There's an opportunity for the Conservatives if the Liberals refuse to acknowledge that spending more should come with an obligation to tax more, Rob Breakenridge says.

Much of the bump in spending was a result of emergency aid programs the Liberals rolled out as businesses shuttered and workers were laid off, furloughed or had their hours slashed.

The federal government had planned to table its 2020 budget in March, but postponed its release as it responded to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada.

The federal government has already poured $107 billion into fighting the pandemic and billions more are expected to flow in the days to come.

The federal finance minister is weeks away from delivering his first budget of the Liberal government's minority mandate, which he has said will prioritize climate change and easing Canadians' worries about the cost of living.

Revenues in 2018-19 expanded by $21 billion - or 6.7 per cent - compared to the previous year, said the report released Tuesday.

How does repayment work? And will the measure push up home prices?

Toronto's real-estate market is a big target for criminal money launderers because of weak regulations, according to a new report.

Trudeau acknowledged that his government has been borrowing heavily but he emphasized that although the national debt keeps growing, the economy is growing at about the same rate.

Deficits may be bad policy, but Bill Kelly says they're good politics.