It’s not ‘phoney’ to highlight the dismal state of federal finances

Given the state of government finances, and the costs it imposes on Canadians, there’s nothing disingenuous about calling for more fiscal discipline from Ottawa.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre. When debt grows faster than the economy, government finances are unsustainable, write Jake Fuss and Grady Munro.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JAKE FUSS, GRADY MUNRO

October 29, 2025

Ahead of the Carney government’s long-awaited first budget scheduled for Nov. 4, a recent CBC commentary described the long-standing debate ab...

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