Weaponizing deficit spending as a political tool: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The 2019 budget reveals the government’s attempt to make a budgetary deficit a central part of its political argument, writes Sean Speer. By...
Another sprawling, unfocused budget, and so little to show for all the red ink: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Spending in this budget is not concentrated in specific areas where government can make a difference, but spread far and wide so it...
Structural deficits expose Canada’s economy to risk: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The Trudeau government’s deficit is increasingly driven by deliberate choices to spend more than it collects in revenues, writes Sean Speer. By Sean...
Deficit debate clouding the big picture on government spending: MLI commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2019): A recent series of speeches, articles, and debates is provoking big questions about deficits and debt. Do they...
Perpetual deficits and the failure to make tough choices: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
In its Fall Economic Statement, the government now anticipates perpetual deficits with no return to budgetary balance on the horizon, writes Sean Speer....
Debate is needed on Ottawa's spending plans: Sean Speer in the Toronto Sun
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...
Deficit driven by government’s discretionary spending choices: Speer for Inside Policy
The Trudeau government cannot blame its budgetary deficit on its predecessor, external shocks or other factors, writes Sean Speer. By Sean Speer, October...
The UK’s experience with fiscal reform: MLI paper by Daniel Mahoney
Politics in the United Kingdom is currently focused on a debate between so-called “austerity” and public investment. The past seven years or so...
Ottawa should avoid complacency on public finances: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The government has shown a troubling predisposition to deficits and spending, writes Sean Speer. We need a renewed focus on what principles should...
Incremental Progress and Deficit Dangers in Budget 2017: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The 2017 Budget does reveal incremental progress in certain policy areas, writes Sean Speer. But we need to be very wary of significant...
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