The 2010s were a lost decade of debt: Philip Cross in the National Post
The combination of a decade of slow income growth and mounting debt has left Canada’s economy vulnerable to a shock, writes Philip Cross. ...
Sorry Mr. Trudeau, there's nothing 'progressive' about reckless deficits: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Expect the federal government to go on a spending binge, making it much more difficult to keep debt as a share of GDP...
Unprecedented stimulus after 2008 recession failed to boost long-term growth: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
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...
Should the federal deficit be more of a concern?: Philip Cross in The Star
Our reliance on deficits to prop up spending while incomes stagnate has left us poorer economically and has weakened our national unity and...
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...
