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Kevin Page
Publishing · On our record since 2013
Where this writer stands
Fiscal policy2 pieces
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“In the current economic environment, I'm comfortable with budgetary deficits in the 2.5 per cent range of GDP.” Read the piece
Defence2 pieces
Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“Canada's NATO commitment of reaching 3.5 per cent of GDP in core military spending in 2035 is the largest fiscal moving part.” Read the piece
Trade1 piece
Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“We need investment to diversify and boost growth.” Read the piece
Climate1 piece
Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“Am I comfortable with Carney's pro-growth change in direction on various climate policies?” Read the piece
Only opinion columns and editorials are scored. Each piece is read twice by a language model, which records the author's own stance on a policy topic only where the piece argues one, with a quote that must appear in the piece. An author's position on a topic is the average of their pieces, weighted by the model's confidence. News reporting is listed but never scored.
Recent work
- I was Canada’s first Parliamentary budget officer. I can see that Mark Carney is walking a tightropeOpinion · Toronto Star · May 18, 2026
- As a former budget chief, this is how I’d grade Mark Carney’s first big economic testOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 12, 2025
- Page: Morneau's economic and fiscal snapshot raises big questions about the futureOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 8, 2020
- Page: Morneau's economic and fiscal snapshot raises big questions about the futureOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 8, 2020
- Opinion: Voters deserve to know how much electoral platforms costOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 24, 2019
- Why party platforms really matterOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 16, 2019
- Why party platforms really matter | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 15, 2019
- Page: Serenity House – Fifty years of saving people trapped by addictionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 28, 2019
- Make pharmacare a priority in the federal electionOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 9, 2019
- Make pharmacare a priority in the federal election | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 8, 2019
- Page: Auditor General Michael Ferguson – we have lost a great CanadianOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 4, 2019
- PBO costing of election platforms a boost for democracyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 3, 2017
- PBO costing of election platforms a boost for democracyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 3, 2017
- On PBO reform, Liberals make the right callOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 28, 2017
- On PBO reform, Liberals make the right callOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 28, 2017
- Our leaders need to offer Canadians a new vision for health careOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 19, 2016
- Our leaders need to offer Canadians a new vision for health careOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 19, 2016
- Infrastructure spending: Let’s do it rightOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 17, 2016
- Kevin Page: Finance ministers need to have tough conversationOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2014
- Before we can fix our economy, we must fix governmentOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 17, 2014
- Kevin Page: Why being Canada’s first parliamentary budget officer ‘may have saved my life’Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 31, 2013