Get the widget right here! Put it on your blog or website. Simply copy the code below and paste it where you’d like the Canada Debt-o-Meter to appear on your site or blog. Use your site’s “text” editor as opposed to its “visual” or “WYSIWYG” editor, and simply place this code into it:
<iframe src=”https://proudtobecandian.ca/js/CanadaDebtoMeter.php” width=”225″ height=”170″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe>
It should look like this when you view your page or post:
Inspired and based on our sister site’s legendary CBC Waste-o-Meter (see here!), the Canada Debt-o-Meter uses an algorithm that calculates the ongoing debt accumulation, in this case using data gleaned from debtclock.ca, which is another great taxpayer tool produced by the good Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. (It is not perfect. Do not stake your life on it. Do not run for office using this as your big “And the debt is exactly $_____” speech. But it provides a solid general idea.)
Here’s the CBC Waste-o-Meter coding:
<iframe src=”https://cbcwatch.ca/wastewidget/widget.php” width=”200″ height=”250″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe>
Enjoy! (And for goodness sake, vote right.)
