<time datetime="2017-04-25T00:02:15-04:00">April 25, 2017</time>

Alberta and New Brunswick come out on top in the Institute’s latest report card on government financial reporting, with Prince Edward Island trailing the pack. In Numbers You can Trust? The…

<time datetime="2017-02-23T00:18:26-05:00">February 23, 2017</time>

Ottawa should set out a path back toward balance to inspire confidence among savers and investors, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Shadow Federal Budget. In “Getting Real: A Shadow Federal…

<time datetime="2016-04-11T10:43:44-04:00">April 11, 2016</time>

Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments have cumulatively spent $69 billion more than budgeted over the past 15 years, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “…

<time datetime="2016-03-16T00:01:00-04:00">March 16, 2016</time>

Ottawa must rein in expectations for huge increases in federal spending and borrowing, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2016 shadow federal budget. In “Where the Bucks Stop: A Shadow Federal Budget…

<time datetime="2015-04-14T17:53:15-04:00">April 14, 2015</time>

Confronting economic challenges from abroad will require a sound fiscal framework, economic policies that promote growth, and measures to create opportunities for Canadians, according to the C.D.…

<time datetime="2014-01-29T14:45:08-05:00">January 29, 2014</time>

The 2014 edition of the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Shadow Federal Budget reinforces Ottawa’s near-term focus on budgetary surplus, and presents a number of measures to foster growth over the…

Op-Ed
This week’s federal budget paid passing lip service to the challenge of Canada’s dismal productivity and falling living standards. In an over-long and mostly self-congratulatory preamble, the budget…
Op-Ed
Yesterday’s federal budget showed again—as if it were needed—that this government is not serious about public finances. It was late, given that the 2024/25 fiscal year started more than two weeks ago…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canadian Budget Watchers From: Don Drummond and William B.P. Robson Date: April 15, 2024 Re: Grading the 2024 Federal Budget: A 10-point Scheme Canada’s fiscal situation is dire, with…