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,...
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...
What's the source of the federal deficit?: Speer for Inside Policy
A post-budget debate has ensued about the source of Ottawa’s deficits, writes Sean Speer for Inside Policy. By Sean Speer, March 6, 2018...
We need a more focused debate on how government can better manage fiscal risks: Speer in the Telegraph-Journal
Regarding last week's federal budget, readers will hear plenty about revenue and spending growth, debt-to-GDP ratios, and other metrics and measurements used to argue...
Budget doesn’t make grade in truly helping women to narrow wage gap: Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
The reasons for the pay gap between men and women are not particularly new, writes Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail. By...
The Liberals' budget is the dismal triumph of symbolism over substance: Cross in the Financial Post
Three years into its mandate and the cupboard of big new ideas is bare, now that the comprehensive tax reform is dead after...
Bigger deficit in federal budget?: Speer in the Toronto Sun
Bill Morneau will table his third budget this week. It marks an important moment in the life of his government, writes Munk Senior...
Pre-election pressure could lead to increased government spending: Speer for Inside Policy
There may be pressures on the government's budget the closer we get to the next federal election, writes Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer...
MLI work cited in Hillwatch paper "Willful Blindness in Federal Budget-Making"
Tuesday June 4, 2013 - Ottawa government relations firm Hillwatch today released their paper "Willful Blindness in the Federal Budget-Making Process" which identifies...