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Indigenous leaders say federal budget falls short on health care, education
Some Indigenous leaders say Tuesday's federal budget lacks the investments in health and education their communities desperately need. The budget froze annual base funding for Indigenous health and so...
Nov 05, 2025 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Carney's first budget gets mixed marks from Saskatchewan economics professor
Mark Carney's first federal budget is getting a C- grade from a Saskatchewan economics professor. The budget, tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday by Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne, ...
Nov 05, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a copy of the budget as he and Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne, not shown, make their way to the House of Commons for the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Carney says budget built for a 'crucial time' of global disruption, tech changes
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne have started the work of selling their government's budget. Carney held a post-budget event at a public transit yard in Ottaw...
Nov 05, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne make their way into the House of Commons for the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Vassy Kapelos tells Evan Bray it's 'anybody's guess' if Carney's first budget will pass
Mark Carney's Liberal government is set to table its first budget on Tuesday afternoon, in what many political watchers see as the first real test for the new prime minister and his cabinet. The Liber...
Nov 04, 2025 The Canadian flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Sarah Mills: Carney's first federal budget has a lot to live up to
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney was presented as a financial whiz who could make life more affordable and solve the economic woes brought on by tariffs. He'll need to convince Canadians that was true wit...
Nov 04, 2025
Carney vows budget will spur 'unprecedented' investment, but warns of 'sacrifices'
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised the nation Wednesday evening the fall budget will spur unseen levels of private sector investments, but at the same time he warned that sacrifices are in store. The...
Oct 23, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada's plan to build a stronger economy in advance of the 2025 Budget, at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Liberals say new anti-fraud measures coming with federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say they plan to direct banks to have new policies and procedures in place to detect and prevent fraud. The proposed legislative amendments would require that banks obtai...
Oct 20, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney jokes with Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne as they greet families before participating in an announcement at a community centre in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa's budget framework changes
Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says that while there are good measures in the new budget framework the federal government announced this week, its definition of capital spending could blur the picture of fe...
Oct 07, 2025 Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques speaks with a senator as he waits to appear before the Senate Banking, Commerce and the Economy committee in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Sarah Mills: Extra fees for non-residents signing up for leisure activities is the way to go
Regina is considering a 50 per cent surcharge for non-residents registering for leisure activities. As Sarah Mills argues, municipalities facing budget shortfalls have to make the money somehow. The M...
Oct 06, 2025
Parliamentary budget watchdog forecasts sharp rise in deficit to $68.5B this year
The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the coming fall budget will reveal a sharp increase in Ottawa's deficit that puts the government's previous fiscal anchors in jeopardy. Ottawa...
Sep 25, 2025 Jason Jacques, interim parliamentary budget officer, appears at the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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