Reading Time: 3 minutes Public bodies that budget beyond their means send the wrong social message and leave a legacy of debt
Tag: Government debt and deficit
Notley government doubles down on spending, refuses to change course
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ignores root cause of Alberta’s deteriorating fiscal position – runaway spending
There is no silver bullet to economic prosperity
Reading Time: 3 minutes No single project or government program will miraculously rescue Atlantic Canada from its depressed economy
Notley mirrors Wynne’s failed economic strategy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontario, unfortunately, provides a good example of how not to respond to an economic downturn leading to a large deficit
To limit its debt, Alberta must restrain its spending
Reading Time: 4 minutes The spending choices it makes will have a substantial effect on how much debt is passed along to future Albertans
Your children will pay the price for the Trudeau government budget
Reading Time: 3 minutes Borrowing money to fund today’s entitlement programs just kicks the can of repayment down the line
Trudeau government budget soaked in red ink
Reading Time: 3 minutes Liberal spending increases, not a weak economy, driving big deficits
Trudeau should learn from Chretien and Martin
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Chretien Liberals showed that smaller, smarter government, competitive taxes, and less debt is the foundation for a prosperous economy
Ontario racking up debt faster than any other province
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontario is responsible for 56% of new provincial net debt, despite accounting for about 40% of Canada’s population and economic output
The Trudeau government’s short-lived ‘fiscal anchor’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Only two months after introducing it, the Trudeau government abandons its “fiscal anchor” commitment