Carney Government Scrutinized Over Budget and Defence Spending Measures

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:22 pm

In the House, Prime Minister Carney’s fresh administration is taking heat over its rushed fiscal proposals. Lawmakers grilled officials during question period over a missing spring budget, dubious tax-cut plans, and lofty defence spending forecasts that some critics say echo past missteps.

thestar.com / Five things from the first question period of Canada's 45th Parliament

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney faced questions and criticisms from opposition parties during the first question period of Canada's 45th Parliament.

ledevoir.com / Carney accusé de cacher l’état des finances publiques

Les élus fédéraux participaient à leur première période de questions à la Chambre des communes.

cbc.ca / Mark Carney meets the battleground of question period

When he formally launched his political career in January, Carney said "this is no time for politics as usual." It remains to be seen how well that sense of the moment will survive contact with the ancient and timeless conflict of question period.

torontosun.com / LILLEY: Carney speaks out of both sides of his mouth on pipelines

Refuses to give clear answers on some rather important clear questions

lapresse.ca / Nouvelle session parlementaire | Mark Carney accusé de cacher l’état des finances publiques

Les élus fédéraux participaient mercredi après-midi à leur première période de questions à la Chambre des communes, celle de la 45e législature du Parlement.

torontosun.com / OPINION: Carney’s ‘very different approach’ will further erode Ottawa’s finances

This week, after five months off and one federal election, Parliament starts a new session in Ottawa. And federal finances should be a top priority. Too much of anything can be harmful. In recent years, the size of the Canadian government and the government debt burden have grown too large,…

nationalpost.com / Mark Carney pressed on lack of spring budget in first question period as prime minister

Carney insisted that his 'new government' would act immediately to grow the economy and support 'nation-building projects'

nationalpost.com / John Ivison: The first Carney spending numbers are out, and they’re as bad Trudeau’s

The Main Estimates suggest that the prime minister's message of restraint has fallen on deaf ears in Ottawa

torontosun.com / Question period falls into familiar groove as Carney dodges tariffs queries

"He didn't take long to pick up old Liberal habits of not being able to answer questions," said Andrew Scheer

lapresse.ca / Baisse d’impôts | Les conservateurs appuieront les libéraux

Le gouvernement Carney parviendra à faire adopter aux Communes sa baisse d’impôts sans difficulté, puisque les conservateurs appuieront sa motion de voies et moyens sur le sujet.

ledevoir.com / Les conservateurs appuieront la baisse d’impôts du gouvernement Carney

«C’est mieux que rien», juge Poilievre à propos du projet de loi éliminant aussi la TPS de certaines propriétés neuves.

torontosun.com / Carney’s defence spending will add up to $46 billion to economy, CIBC says

The economic gains of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s defence spending boost will likely be worth more than double the planned investment costs, according to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce economists. The $31 billion that Carney’s government has earmarked for additional defence outlays through the…

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