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Charts, tables, and methodology-first explainers from public statistics.
Data Desk|Canada
The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s 24 September 2026 note on the Operating Budget Fiscal Anchor projects balance in 2029–30, one year after Budget 2025’s 2028–29 target and two years after the prime minister’s 15 September claim of a 2027–28 path. Granular Finance attributions of “operating” vs “capital” look contradictory in places.
Data Desk|Canada
Canada’s levels plan holds permanent-resident targets at 380,000 a year for 2026–28 while cutting new temporary-resident arrival targets from 673,650 (2025) to 385,000 (2026) and 370,000 (2027–28), aiming for non-permanent residents under 5% of population by end-2027.
Data Desk|Canada, United States
StatsCan’s 22 July 2026 Daily release: police-reported CSI fell 5% to 75.01 in 2025, with homicides down 125 year-over-year. California courts reported 15,508 felony theft filings under Prop 36’s §666.1 in calendar 2025 — filings, not proven causation.
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.
Data Desk|Canada, United States, European Union
From $6.29 U.S. gallons to $2.77 Canadian litres to €2.08 EU diesel, one fuel is driving trucking, farming, and grocery anxiety. Here are the sourced numbers.
Data Desk|Canada, United States, European Union, World
A chart-heavy explainer on why ‘debt/GDP’ headlines mislead when coverage (federal vs general government) and denominators differ.
