PBO slams Carney’s creative accounting as deficit looms
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The Parliamentary Budget Officer has delivered a damning critique of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Budget 2025, calling out Ottawa’s “overly expansive” definition of capital spending and warning that the government’s promise to balance the operating budget…
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Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 15962 / 15 stories in 3 months
Ontario unveils $210M for cities stripped of speed cameras to spend on infrastructure
Isaac Callan / globalnews - The fund was promised when Premier Doug Ford announced he would force cities to remove their cameras, saying they don't work and offering to build speed bumps instead.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:22 pm / permalink 15946 / 4 stories in 3 months
Affordability gap leaves the Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week — leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign over the spending plan.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:21 am / permalink 15885 / 12 stories in 3 months
Carney to announce next major projects list Thursday
Nick Murray / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the next tranche of projects the government is referring to the Major Projects Office for review will be announced Thursday.
Back to Top / Monday, November 10, 2025, 6:23 pm / permalink 15855 / 10 stories in 3 months
U.S. government shutdown: How Senate vote happened and what’s next
Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - To get 60-vote threshold, enough Democrats and independent Senator sided with Republicans
Back to Top / Monday, November 10, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 15847 / 5 stories in 3 months
TERRAZZANO: Mark Carney shrugs off debt problem with more borrowing
Ian Shantz / torontosun - Prime minister's first budget shows Ottawa will borrow about $80 billion this year.
Back to Top / Sunday, November 9, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 15813 / 6 stories in 3 months
A dramatic week that buried the budget but left the Liberals purring anyway
Shannon Proudfoot / theglobeandmail - Carney’s first budget was maybe the least exciting thing to happen this week after a Conservative MP crossed the floor and another abruptly resigned
Back to Top / Saturday, November 8, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 15791 / 10 stories in 3 months
At duelling luncheons, Carney and Poilievre delivered their budget hot takes
Murad Hemmadi / thelogic - The post At duelling luncheons, Carney and Poilievre delivered their budget hot takes appeared first on The Logic.
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Back to Top / Friday, November 7, 2025, 5:22 pm / permalink 15776 / 21 stories in 3 months
Ontario fall fiscal update projects $13.5B deficit
Meredith Bond / citynews - Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy tabled a fall fiscal update that showed trouble on the jobs front as the trade war impacts Ontario’s employment sector. It projects a slightly smaller deficit, a path to balance books in two years, and sets asid…
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OLDCORN: Carney’s reckless spending budget unites a divided opposition
Christopher Oldcorn / westernstandard - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget has accomplished a near-impossible feat in Ottawa.
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Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 8:23 am / permalink 15724 / 38 stories in 4 months
Mark Carney delivered a solid, unspectacular budget—with a few worrying red flags
Christopher Ragan / thehub - The post Mark Carney delivered a solid, unspectacular budget—with a few worrying red flags appeared first on The Hub.
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Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15697 / 57 stories in 4 months
Budget 2025: No commitment on emissions in Canada’s new climate strategy
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The budget also doesn't mention possible incentive measures to encourage Canadians to lower their own emissions, such as reviving a subsidy for electric vehicle purchases.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 6:22 pm / permalink 15668 / 17 stories in 4 months
Six of the federal budget’s under-the-radar proposals, from space launches to better weather forecasts
Stuart Thomson / nationalpost - Details are slim — literally one sentence in the 400-page budget document — but Canada looks to be joining the space race
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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 15665 / 14 stories in 4 months
Read the full text of Canada’s 2025 federal budget from Prime Minister Mark Carney
National Post Staff / nationalpost - Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget
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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 15660 / 31 stories in 4 months
Federal budget 2025: Eight ways the budget affects your wallet, from vacant homes to student loans
Erica Alini / theglobeandmail - After talk of financial sacrifice, Carney’s first budget made no major benefits cuts or tax hikes
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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 3:22 pm / permalink 15659 / 19 stories in 4 months
Liberals are set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - The federal government is set to unveil its budget today — the Liberals' first fiscal update in almost a year and the first summary of Prime Minister Mark Carney's agenda since the party released its spring election platform.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 15640 / 23 stories in 4 months
EDITORIAL: Mark Carney’s budget plan is to spend ourselves rich
Postmedia News / torontosun - PM has already promised to outdo Trudeau government on deficit spending, arguing it's needed to boost Canada's economy
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Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 4:22 pm / permalink 15626 / 13 stories in 4 months
BUDGET 2025: What to look for in Mark Carney’s first budget
Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - Spending, inflation and debt interest — what should you look for in Tuesday's budget?
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Back to Top / Sunday, November 2, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 15597 / 15 stories in 4 months
The Liberals are set to unveil their new budget. Send in your questions for our experts
Bill Curry, Mark Rendell / theglobeandmail - Our experts will be answering reader questions on the budget’s biggest surprises and changes on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. EST
Back to Top / Friday, October 31, 2025, 9:21 pm / permalink 15583 / 10 stories in 4 months