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Jul 2, 2026
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The federal government’s economic footprint is shrinking at the fastest year-over-year pace in 30 years
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The federal government’s economic footprint is shrinking at the fastest year-over-year pace in 30 years
JASON KIRBY
PUBLISHED JULY 2, 2026
UPDATED JULY 4, 2026
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In last year’s federal budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to shrink the public service and boost defence spending.
We’re starting to see how those policies are playing out across Canada’s economy.
When Statistics Canada this week released gross domestic product numbers for April, w…
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