<time datetime="2022-02-01T14:47:55-05:00">February 1, 2022</time>

The Study In Brief

The budgets governments present around the beginning of their fiscal years and the financial statements they…

<time datetime="2021-11-10T00:00:01-05:00">November 10, 2021</time>

Bottom Line: Canadian Governments’ Budget Overshoots Mean Higher Spending and Taxes

  • Over the course of 20 fiscal years, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial…
<time datetime="2021-07-29T00:00:01-04:00">July 29, 2021</time>

Ottawa’s Gamble on Canada’s Fiscal Future

  • The federal debt-to-GDP ratio could easily rise above current peak levels associated with the pandemic. Only small changes…
<time datetime="2021-04-08T00:00:01-04:00">April 8, 2021</time>

Tough Choices Needed to Prevent Fiscal Meltdown: C.D. Howe Institute's Federal Shadow Budget

  • The Federal Government’s spending and borrowing cushioned the impact of…
<time datetime="2021-03-23T00:00:01-04:00">March 23, 2021</time>

Someone has to pick up the tab for lockdown-induced debt

  • Federal debt is likely to be about $550 billion higher because of pandemic-related lockdowns, and fairness…
<time datetime="2020-10-20T00:01:00-04:00">October 20, 2020</time>

Canada in ‘Economic and Fiscal Fog,’ Needs Real Debate on Future Path

  • Canada needs a national debate over its economic and fiscal future, according to Don Drummond,…
Intelligence Memos
From: William B.P. Robson To: Government spending observers Date: August 8, 2023 Re: Where Did All the COVID Spending Go? Canadian governments’ lack of transparency is a high-…
Intelligence Memos
From: William B.P. Robson To: Federal debt observers Date: June 12, 2023 Re: The Useful Discipline of a Debt Ceiling Nobody likes the US debt ceiling, it seems. Before US leaders…
Op-Ed
Nobody likes the U.S. debt ceiling, it seems. If the recent deal to raise it does not pass both houses of Congress, the U.S. government will soon be legally unable to borrow. Within weeks…
Op-Ed
On le croyait mort, mais certains l’ont vu rôder. Plusieurs prédisent son retour prochain. D’autres en font plutôt des gorges chaudes. L’inflation est redevenue le bonhomme Sept Heures des marchés…
Op-Ed
Une chatte n’y retrouverait pas ses petits dans le fatras de chiffres présentés dans l’énoncé économique de la ministre des Finances Chrystia Freeland, lundi dernier. À telle enseigne que…
Op-Ed
Le Canada déploie le plus grand effort financier de toutes les économies avancées pour lutter contre la crise, effort que permet son endettement le plus faible. Dans l’ampleur comme dans la manière…