Budget

On March 28, Ontario’s finance minister Charles Sousa tabled the budget. This is clearly an election campaign document, which bears little resemblance to the fall economic statement of a few months ago. While the operating budget for the year just ended projects a [...]

The Federal Government’s 2018 Budget touts Canada’s strong economic growth over the past two years, including real GDP growth of 3.2 per cent since the second quarter of 2016, an unemployment rate of 5.9 per cent, and significant improvements in average weekly earnings, [...]

The Federal Government’s 2017–18 Budget gives Canadians a taste of what they might expect over the next couple of years: attempted efficiencies, closed tax loopholes, steady deficits, and a touch of caution. Budget 2017 outlines only $200 million in net new spending, but [...]