Canadians were gifted far more excitement than anticipated yesterday as they awaited the tabling of the pre-holiday 2024 Fall Economic Statement. While they may have expected a grossly inflated deficit (correct) and a raft of new measures designed to save the Trudeau Liberals’ sinking fortunes (correct once again), few would have predicted the abrupt resignation […]
The Ontario government yesterday tabled the 2024 Fall Economic Statement, notable for a sunnier fiscal outlook than expected and a promise to line the pockets of Ontarians in advance of a potential early election in 2025. On the fiscal front, the Ford government was eager to share news that the provincial deficit for the 2024-25 […]
The raft of ambitious new federal spending commitments in the lead up to Budget 2024 were designed to position the Trudeau government as being a step ahead of challenges such as affordability, the national housing shortage and Canada’s woeful economic productivity. Many of these announcements were also drafted to woo critical Generation Z and Millennial voters […]
In the 2023 Fall Economic Statement tabled yesterday, the federal government was keen to boast about maintaining its ‘fiscal anchor’—the budget guardrails that seek to limit spending and deficits. Yet its recent policy commitments suggest otherwise. With debt-servicing costs skyrocketing, the fiscal picture is anything but pleasant. While the 2023 Fall Economic Statement is light […]
The 2023 federal budget was widely projected to be one of balance and reaction: specifically, it would walk a tightrope aimed at keeping inflation under control and preparing for a potential economic downturn ahead. It would respond to the Biden Administration’s sweeping Inflation Reduction Act by offering competitive green innovation and business incentives, all to keep […]
Compared to the 2022 edition, the 2023 Ontario budget is relatively restrained in its spending commitments. That’s due in large part to what various members of Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government have been eager to signal in the lead-up to budget day: that we’re living in a period of economic uncertainty. Queen’s Park is pulling in […]
For years, housing advocates across Canada have argued that property speculation and overseas investment were a major factor driving up home prices. While academics and industry stakeholders have debated the degree to which that is the case, the federal government took action to address the issue earlier this year by introducing the Underused Housing Tax. […]
The Ontario government released its 2022 Fall Economic Statement this week, with Doug Ford’s Conservatives touting improved fiscal news just as the province edges closer to a likely recession next year. Strong GDP performance, higher government revenue and near-full employment have put Ontario on a stronger financial footing—which could be compromised if the economy begins […]
Inflation remains stubbornly high, holiday season labour shortages are likely to cause havoc for some businesses and the Canadian economy is probably headed into at least a minor recession in early 2023. These headwinds aside, the federal government promised another $22.1 billion in new program spending while pledging greater fiscal responsibility in yesterday’s Fall Economic […]
After more than two years of pandemic-related bad news, massive deficits and dire fiscal predictions, the Progressive Conservatives were clearly eager to drive home a message with the 2022 Ontario budget: We plan to build. That includes highways, schools, hospitals—you name it. The pre-election budget is not short on spending. In fact, it proposes a […]
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