Fraser Institute News Release: Continued government deficits jeopardize economic recovery
May 17, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passes and temporary support programs wind down, governments in Canada should be moving...
Fraser Institute News Release: Holding the line on spending, would allow Alberta’s provincial government to re-establish rainy day account and get off the resource roller coaster
May 12, 2022 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta provincial government is experiencing a windfall in resource revenues, which is an opportunity to stabilize Alberta’s government...
Fraser Institute News Release: Saskatchewan’s fiscal crisis reforms in the 1990s provide a roadmap for Atlantic Canada now, which faces similar problems
June 24, 2021 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Faced with ongoing budget deficits, Maritime provinces can learn from fiscal reforms in Saskatchewan, which faced a similar fiscal situation...
Fraser Institute News Release: Aging population and historically high spending pre-COVID means no balanced budget for next 30 years
September 22, 2020 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government will not balance its budget over the next 30 years as a result of Canada’s aging population and Ottawa’s...
Fraser Institute News Release: Government spending—not low oil prices—to blame for this year’s $8.8 billion deficit
March 27, 2018 07:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
CALGARY, Alberta, March 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta’s $8.8 billion deficit this year is not primarily due to low oil prices, but is largely a product of the Notley government’s spending...
Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa could balance budget in 2019 (as promised) with modest spending reduction
February 23, 2018 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Liberal government could still balance the federal budget by 2019/20—a promise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made during the 2015...
Fraser Institute News Release: Recession could push federal deficit to between $46 and $120 billion by 2020/21
February 01, 2018 05:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the federal government running deficits during times of positive economic growth, Ottawa’s annual deficit could reach $120 billion...
Fraser Institute Media Advisory: How would a recession affect federal finances? New study coming Thursday, Feb. 1
January 31, 2018 06:00 ET
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Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, Feb. 1, the Fraser Institute will release a new study on federal government finances. Federal Deficits and Recession:...