So far this year, federal program expenses up $10.9B compared with 2018-19

OTTAWA — A new report shows the federal government ran a deficit of $5.2 billion over the first five months of its current fiscal year following a $10.9-billion jump in program expenses compared with a year earlier. The preliminary numbers from the Finance Department says the higher program spending represents a year-over-year increase of 9.1 per cent. In comparison, the federal fiscal […]