Canada’s Fiscal Outlook with Cory Renner and Richard Forbes

Deficits, debts, tariffs, trade, taxes, Trump …. Sorting through the fiscal picture for the country, while never easy, has become much more complicated in 2025.  Joining us for this episode are Cory Renner, Associate Director, Economic Forecasting and Richard Forbes, Principal Economist to talk to us about Canada’s fiscal outlook. Where government spending is and where it’s going. 

We discuss the pressure to meet our promises in areas like defence and infrastructure while recognizing the pressures that come with aging populations and growing debt loads.

Cory Renner

Associate Director, The Conference Board of Canada

Richard Forbes

Principal Economist, The Conference Board of Canada