Interactive: a history of federal revenues and expenditures

Erica Alini tracks the changes

<p>Canada&#8217;s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty takes part in a news conference in Ottawa June 21, 2012.       REUTERS/Chris Wattie       (CANADA &#8211; Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)</p>

Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty takes part in a news conference in Ottawa June 21, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA – Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)