The Sixth Estate

Progressive Economics has compiled all federal and provincial budget data from 1980. This is what the Post and Mail ought to have done before they endorsed Harper on the grounds of his fiscal discipline and leadership qualities. Interestingly, when it comes to fiscal discipline, the political party that delivers the most balanced budgets is the NDP – at 50% of budgets for NDP governments.

The Conservatives come a respectable second place at just shy of 40%, and the Liberals finish last among surviving parties at around 27%.