Mortgage interest payments driving up household debt is just the beginning: CCPA chief economist

Published: 14 June 2023
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David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, discusses how Canadians now owe $1.85 on every dollar of their disposable income, with mortgage interest payments being the biggest driver due to the Bank of Canada’s rate hikes. He also notes that CERB repayments have ate away at Canadians' disposable income in the past year.

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