Federal budget

COLLINS – ‘Fairness’ is not a word I’d use to describe the federal budget

April 19, 2024 // 0 Comments

THE DAY AFTER the ‘Fairness’ budget was presented Tuesday (Apr. 16), Prime Minister Trudeau talked about how his budget was going to give priority to the millennials and [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most Canadians say federal government spending too much

April 11, 2024 // 0 Comments

However, majorities across political lines want more spending on health care, national defence By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE April 11, 2024 – Days ahead of a federal budget [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Could the government please stop sending us cheques?

March 30, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE THING IS CERTAIN about federal budgets — there’s never enough money to go around. Either too much money is being spent, or not [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Learning to embrace economic futility and love taxes

March 24, 2019 // 1 Comment

By DAVID JOHNSON I ALREADY WROTE about the politicking surrounding the budget speech, Scheer, Wilson-Raybould, SNC Lavalin, desk slamming and filibusters, etc, etc, etc. [Continue]