MPA 876: Instruments of Public Finance
MPA 876
Elective Course
Winter 2027
3 Units
In-person
Course Description
This course is an introduction to public finances in Canada, with an emphasis on the federal government. It is based on the idea that the central political function of modern government is the raising, spending and allocating of money/revenue, and that this function is governed by certain critical institutions in Canada’s Westminster system of government.