Federal Spending
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Just before the election, Liberals handed out 411 cheques worth $3.86BDuring the last Parliament Global News tracked more than 20,000 spending announcements worth $110 billion combined, some of which appeared to support the Liberals' political goals.PoliticsJun 2
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Ottawa ends pandemic programs, shifts priorities in $449B spending planWhile the government's tries to lower discretionary spending, overall spending will grow next year driven by higher debt servicing costs and transfers to seniors and provinces.PoliticsMar 7, 2024
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Ottawa’s spending on staff ballooned during pandemic, likely to continueA new report from the parliamentary budget officer says federal spending on personnel increased by almost 31 per cent in the last few years -- and it's expected to continue.CanadaApr 4, 2023
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Ottawa spends millions on 944K phone lines. Nearly a third are ‘dormant’The information comes as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has vowed to find more than $15 billion in savings from the federal budget over the next four years.PoliticsApr 1, 2023
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Ottawa could delay spending to help tame inflation: former Bank of Canada governorThere's more that the federal and provincial governments could do to rein in inflation, argues a former Bank of Canada governor, as debate rages over the role of public spending.EconomyJul 6, 2022
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ANALYSIS: Trudeau government nears the record for leaving Parliament without a budgetIn nine days — on Friday, Oct. 16 — the current Parliament will have gone 316 days without a federal budget -- a new record in Canadian political history.PoliticsOct 7, 2020
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ANALYSIS: N.B., P.E.I. most recent winners of Trudeau government pre-election spendingLast week alone, the federal Liberals made 595 spending commitments worth a combined $4.9 billion.PoliticsAug 19, 2019
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Liberals not cutting corporate tax, instead reveal $16B plan to boost competitiveness with U.S.The federal Liberals have come up with a $16-billion answer to Canada's competitiveness concerns.EconomyNov 21, 2018
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Child care costs in Canada rising faster than inflation: reportThe Liberals have vowed to make child care affordable for those who need it and can't afford it.CanadaDec 12, 2017
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Ottawa expected to hit $28.5B deficit target for this year: reportThree months into the fiscal year, the public books are on track to meet the Trudeau government's deficit projection of $28.5 billion.CanadaAug 25, 2017
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