Canada Federal Deficit

• Budget 2022 will need ‘alchemy’ to balance cost of living, global risks: expert

  The Liberals are being pressed to both spend more on social programs such as dental care, child care and health care transfers, while also addressing soaring inflation.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2022
  
• Canada’s federal budget will be released on April 7: Freeland

  When Freeland last presented a fiscal update in December, the forecasts for the Canadian economy and inflation were heavily clouded by the looming Omicron wave of the pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2022
  
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• Ottawa’s coronavirus deficit will take ‘many, many years’ to pay down: economist

  One economist says the coronavirus deficit could take more than a decade to pay down.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2020
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• Is $15 billion in new federal spending the best use of the money?

  Should the Liberal government be spending roughly $14.9 billion of the federal government's windfall on social programs.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2017
• Liberals announce $15 billion in fresh spending thanks to strong economy

  The Trudeau government is dedicating about a third of the windfall it's expecting from the surprisingly strong economy towards investments, tax relief and new spending on social programs.

  Economy

  Oct 24, 2017
• Morneau to provide economic update – but no word on balanced budget yet

  Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he will deliver a fall economic update Tuesday to document the recent strong growth in the Canadian economy.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2017