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Data Desk|Canada
The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s 4 June 2026 Economic and Fiscal Outlook projects the deficit rising from $36.3 billion (2024–25) to $72.0 billion (2025–26), with debt-service reaching 13.1% of revenues and under a 1% chance the deficit/GDP ratio declines every year through 2030–31.
Data Desk|Canada
Statistics Canada’s August 2026 CPI (released 14 September): all-items +3.0% year-over-year; food from stores +2.8% — first time since July 2024 below headline. Food from stores is still about +29.0% since August 2021. Next release: 19 October 2026.
Policy Watch|Canada
Federal gas (−10¢/L) and diesel (−4¢/L) relief now runs into early 2027. Against $2.75+/L diesel, truckers and analysts call the diesel cut symbolic.
Housing|Canada
CMHC and StatsCan data show completions rising — but not fast enough to close the gap between household formation and new stock in major metros.
