deficit
Deficits are here to stay. But how sustainable is that?
The days of endless deficits are back, and with minority government pressures and economic trouble ahead, that’s a problem
The Liberals are spending far more than they said they would
Economist Stephen Gordon unpacks the federal government’s finances to explain why the deficit is so much bigger than Trudeau promised
Justin Trudeau’s economic promises off to a sluggish start
Trudeau Report Card: When will the government’s economic plans for bigger deficits pay off?
How the Liberals could balance the budget—if they have the will
With the budget, the Liberals have taken a page out of the Conservative plan for program expenditures. But there are many reasons to think it won’t work.
Why has federal tax revenue exceeded projections?
While it makes sense that weakened economic growth would lower government revenues, it’s getting harder to make that story fit the data
The provinces are doomed, but the federal parties will have a surplus to play with
Mo’ money, mo’ problems?
‘For all our tough talk we haven’t done half what Martin and Chrétien did’
What would a truly conservative agenda look like?
The big cut Jim Flaherty won’t have to make: Budget 2013’s spending mystery explained
Perhaps the biggest unanswered question about the budget Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled last week was how he planned to cut a whopping $4 billion out of the government’s operating expenses in the coming year. As it turns out, though, that might just be the easiest part of Flaherty’s budget-balancing task ahead.
The Commons: Jim Flaherty toasts his fine work
The deficit will be eliminated. Somehow.
Public deficit: between shining federal figures and bitumen bubbles
Isn’t it time to start counting all of our public debt?
The U.S. debt ceiling: what just happened and what’s up next
Why the House Republicans’ bill is not-so-great news
The Commons: Give or take a dozen billion dollars
Debating numbers big and small