Despite unprecedented stimulus, Canada’s annual real GDP growth over the past four years has remained stuck in the range of 1.0 to 2.0...
Our reliance on deficits to prop up spending while incomes stagnate has left us poorer economically and has weakened our national unity and...
OTTAWA, ON (July 25, 2019): With the federal election fast approaching, Canadians are at a critical juncture. With that in mind, what are the...
Spending in this budget is not concentrated in specific areas where government can make a difference, but spread far and wide so it...
OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2019): A recent series of speeches, articles, and debates is provoking big questions about deficits and debt. Do they...
In its Fall Economic Statement, the government now anticipates perpetual deficits with no return to budgetary balance on the horizon, writes Sean Speer....
Minister Morneau is right to put competitiveness back at the centre of his agenda. It should have been there all along. Work and...
Ottawa shouldn’t be running deficits for deficit’s sake or spending for spending’s sake; protecting the federal government’s fiscal capacity must be a priority...
The Canadian economy remains heavily dependent on debt-fuelled increases in household and government spending for growth, writes Senior Fellow Philip Cross in the...
OTTAWA, ON (March 14, 2018): Failure to transition away from household and government spending means the Canadian economy is still overly-reliant on debt...
