Defence spending to add ‘staggering’ sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns

To up defence spending, Canada must cut deeper, tax harder and borrow more – all at once

It’s time to be more creative than perhaps we’ve been in the past – even if it breaks a few taboos of public finance

Defence spending to add ‘staggering’ sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns

The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa’s recently announced spending plans — which include a much bigger defence budget — will drive its deficits markedly higher in the coming years.

NATO spending pledge could push federal deficit as high as $92B: think tank - National

The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa's spending plans will push deficits over the next four years to more than double the parliamentary budget officer's pre-election forecast.

Federal deficit could average $78B over 4 years, think tank warns

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