Dear John,

Canadians may be surprised to learn that a significant percentage of Ottawa’s huge spending increases during COVID – which produced large deficits and much more debt – had nothing to do with the pandemic.

That's the finding of a new study published by the Fraser Institute today.

Approximately 60% of the federal budget deficit during the pandemic related directly to COVID-19, while the remaining 40% was not related to the pandemic.

This represents a permanent, long-term increase in federal spending.

Learn more here [[link removed]], and please help us spread the news on social media!

Sincerely,

Niels Veldhuis

President

The Fraser Institute

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