Budget 2026 projects $108B more in expenses for 2026/27 than the 2021 Fall Update did. Greater spending discipline, even reducing overruns by two-thirds, would have eliminated the deficit.
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A D for Budget 2026. What went wrong?
Don Drummond and Bill Robson break down Ottawa's spending spree, deficit accounting and missed opportunities for reform.
Plus, Parisa Mahboubi weighs in on Canada's new immigration targets.
Don Drummond and Bill Robson break down Ottawa's spending spree, deficit accounting and missed opportunities for reform.
Plus, Parisa Mahboubi weighs in on Canada's new immigration targets.
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In the Financial Post, Bill Robson and Don Drummond explain why they gave Ottawa's latest budget a D for falling short on growth, fiscal discipline, and transparency. Read their assessment: cdhowe.org/publication/we…
cdhowe.org We give the federal budget a ‘D’ Published in the Financial Post For anyone hoping that the federal budget would signal a much-needed turn in economic and fiscal policy, the very appearance of the document is a warning. Like its... Canada has made major progress reducing senior poverty. What's next? Helping future retirees maintain their standards of living. Read the new research by Pierre-Carl Michaud and David Boisclair. cdhowe.org/publication/cr…
What happens when a community doesn't have the capacity to keep up?
One Ontario tribal council was reportedly receiving approximately 1,000 emails a day on mining claims alone.
One Ontario tribal council was reportedly receiving approximately 1,000 emails a day on mining claims alone.
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