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Tag Archives: deficit

Chrystia Freeland’s tough week trying to defend breathtaking permanent spending plans: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

At some point, Freeland will have to tell us we can’t spend what we can’t afford, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post....

 

October 1, 2020 at 12:49 pm read more

Warning! Liberal spending blitz ahead: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

The Trudeau government seems bent on bribing voters with mountains of new debt that it will leave for others to pay, writes Jack...

 

August 24, 2020 at 8:12 pm read more

We don't need higher taxes to slay government debt: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

Hiking taxes is the worst economic choice to achieve both growth and fiscal sustainability, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...

 

July 29, 2020 at 10:39 am read more

Ottawa is in a 'vicious circle' of spending due to the pandemic: Philip Cross on BNN Bloomberg

MLI senior fellow Philip Cross appeared on BNN Bloomberg to discuss the testimony of Evan Siddall, the president and CEO of Canada Mortgage...

 

June 2, 2020 at 5:28 pm read more

A modest proposal on public service pay to help tackle the ballooning deficit: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

A permanent 20% reduction of public service pay seems warranted. Either that or the doubling of pension plan contributions, writes Philip Cross.  By...

 

April 9, 2020 at 3:50 pm read more

Expect more broken promises in federal budget as spending grows faster than economy: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

It was wrong to push up deficits during good times, which now hangs as a massive weight on the Trudeau government’s fiscal neck,...

 

March 9, 2020 at 8:12 pm read more

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. ...

 

January 10, 2020 at 2:47 pm read more

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...

 

November 12, 2019 at 7:34 pm read more

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...

 

October 10, 2019 at 5:39 pm read more

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...

 

October 8, 2019 at 1:51 pm read more
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