stimulus spending – Tasha Kheiriddin

Almost $20 billion in the red — and it isn’t even March

February 23, 2016February 23, 2016Tasha KheiriddinLeave a comment

Like a giant snowball rolling downhill, the federal deficit just gets bigger and bigger. On Monday, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that the government will run $18.4 billion in the red before factoring in stimulus spending. With at least $10 billion of that pledged during the election, Canadians could be looking now at a whopping...