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The Fraser Institute
1w ago
Authors:
Jake FussGrady Munro
In 2024/25, federal program spending will reach a projected $483.6 billion—up $16.1 billion from the previous budget’s estimates.
Read more about Federal budget’s scale of spending and debt reveal a government lacking self-control
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federal spending
federal budget
federal government budget
federal finances
federal government spending ..read more
The Fraser Institute
1w ago
Authors:
Jake FussGrady Munro
According to projections, this federal government will possess the eight highest levels of per-person spending in Canadian history.
Read more about Proclaiming your government ‘fiscally responsible’ does not make it so
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federal budget
federal government budget
fiscal update
federal spending ..read more
The Fraser Institute
1w ago
Authors:
Grady MunroJake Fuss
From 2015/16 to 2022/23, the government added more than $820 billion in gross federal debt.
Read more about Federal debt interest will consume nearly one quarter of income tax revenue in 2024
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income tax rates
federal debt
debt interest
debt interest payments ..read more
The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Authors:
Jake FussGrady Munro
Support for government-funded pharmacare, dental care and daycare plummeted to well below 50 per cent if the programs are paid for by tax hikes.
Read more about It’s time for an honest conversation about the costs of new federal programs
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program spending
federal programs
federal spending
federal budget
federal government budget ..read more
The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Authors:
Herbert GrubelJohn Greenwood
In recent decades, central banks have fought inflation using interest rates instead of monetary growth.
Read more about Bank of Canada missteps helped fuel today's inflation
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inflation
causes of inflation
bank of canada
money
monetary policy ..read more
The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Authors:
Jake FussGrady MunroAlex Whalen
The Trudeau government has recorded the five-highest years of federal spending in Canadian history.
Read more about Growing the government won’t help Canada’s economy
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government sector
government workers
public sector
public-sector
size of government
optimal size of government ..read more
The Fraser Institute
3w ago
Author:
Matthew D. Mitchell
With no carrots in the form of market incentives, socialist leaders deployed a terrifying array of sticks.
Read more about ‘New Socialist Man’ was a selfish corrupt cheat
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socialism
corruption
marxism
economic freedom
capitalism ..read more
The Fraser Institute
3w ago
Author:
Jock Finlayson
B.C. trails far behind Alberta in head office employment.
Read more about Canada’s struggling head office sector—a warning sign
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corporate income tax
corporate income taxes
business startups
business creation ..read more
The Fraser Institute
3w ago
Authors:
Grady MunroJake Fuss
Rather than adopt the discipline necessary to get back on track, Ottawa simply moves the goalposts.
Read more about Canada’s federal government disregards its own fiscal rules—unlike Sweden
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sweden
government spending
debt and deficit ..read more
The Fraser Institute
3w ago
Authors:
Grady MunroTegan Hill
According to projections, government debt interest will cost nearly $1,000 per British Columbian by 2026/27.
Read more about Alberta and B.C. budgets represent two different approaches to government finances
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alberta bud
bc budget
alberta government spending
bc government spending
debt and deficit ..read more