Federal Spending

• Ottawa ends pandemic programs, shifts priorities in $449B spending plan

  While 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.

  Politics

  Mar 7
  
• Ottawa’s spending on staff ballooned during pandemic, likely to continue

  A 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.

  Canada

  Apr 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.

  Politics

  Apr 1, 2023
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• Ottawa could delay spending to help tame inflation: former Bank of Canada governor

  There'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.

  Economy

  Jul 6, 2022
• ANALYSIS: Trudeau government nears the record for leaving Parliament without a budget

  In 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.

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2020
• ANALYSIS: N.B., P.E.I. most recent winners of Trudeau government pre-election spending

  Last week alone, the federal Liberals made 595 spending commitments worth a combined $4.9 billion.

  Politics

  Aug 19, 2019
• 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.

  Economy

  Nov 21, 2018
• Child care costs in Canada rising faster than inflation: report

  The Liberals have vowed to make child care affordable for those who need it and can't afford it.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2017
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• Ottawa expected to hit $28.5B deficit target for this year: report

  Three months into the fiscal year, the public books are on track to meet the Trudeau government's deficit projection of $28.5 billion.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2017
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• Feds start fiscal year with modest surplus, but big spending on the horizon

  While the federal government started the fiscal year with a small budgetary surplus, the black ink is expected to turn very red in the coming months.

  Politics

  Jul 28, 2017