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John Robson: How Can Austerity Be Achieved When Lavish Spending Prevails?

John Robson: How Can Austerity Be Achieved When Lavish Spending Prevails?

Last updated: September 8, 2025 7:48 pm
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John Robson: How Can Austerity Be Achieved When Lavish Spending Prevails?

Dental instruments are shown in Oakville, Ont., in a file photo. The federal government recently expanded the dental care program. The Canadian Press/Staff

John Robson

9/7/2025|Updated: 9/8/2025

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It is tempting to dismiss the federal government’s pledge of an austere budget after over half a century of similar rhetoric and because they’ve also promised massive spending increases. But as always, it’s important to see this idea from the inside. Then you can dismiss it … until you get the bill.

John Robson

John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”

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