House of Commons prepares to rise for six-week holiday break
Alessia Passafiume / nationalobserver - The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill.
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Ontario Liberals push province to sell off stored U.S. booze for charity
John Marchesan / citynews - Ontario’s Liberals are pushing Doug Ford’s government to sell the province’s stockpile of U.S. booze that is sitting in storage. Liberal parliamentary Leader John Fraser says Ford should tell the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to sell the booze and donat…
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Quebec tables fast-tracking law, mirroring Ottawa and other provinces
Thomas Laberge / nationalobserver - Finance Minister Eric Girard said the accelerated process will be an exception for major, strategic projects — likely those valued in the billions — and not a general rule. If adopted, the law will have a five-year lifespan, but the minister added he is o…
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Federal budget proposes to end free postage for materials used by people who are blind
Craig Lord / theglobeandmail - Bill C-15 contains clauses mentioning the repeal of a few sections of the Canada Post Corporation Act
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Hundreds of public sector workers warned their jobs could be cut, union says
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A federal union says hundreds of workers have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the size of the public service.
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Ottawa informs 68,000 workers of early-retirement incentives in bid to shrink public service
Bill Curry / theglobeandmail - Letter sent to public servants this week outlines the government’s proposed incentive program, which won’t be available until the budget bill passes
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May says voting for budget was 'mistake' and it won't happen again
Nick Murray / nationalobserver - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told The Canadian Press the memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on energy — specifically the part that applies federal tax credits to enhanced oil recovery — am…
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Saskatoon city council passes 2026 budget with 6.7% property tax hike
Vanessa Tiberio / globalnews - Saskatoon city council passes next year's budget with residents footing a 6.7 per cent property tax hike.
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Canada's economy grows 2.6%, blowing past expectations
Jordan Gowling / financialpost - Fresh data for the third quarter shows nation has dodged a recession
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Alberta faces $6.4-billion deficit as falling oil prices and trade troubles take toll
Lisa Johnson / theglobeandmail - This year’s budget represents a massive multibillion-dollar swing from an $8.3-billion surplus last year
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Alberta’s auditor general says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's Auditor General said Wednesday that the UCP government's failed effort to privatize lab services in the province cost taxpayers about $109 million.
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Major surgery kept Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs from budget vote
Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - Monday's federal budget narrowly passed 170 to 168, with two NDP and two Tory MPs abstaining
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Politics Insider: Carney’s government survives narrow confidence vote
Ian Bailey / theglobeandmail - Federal budget passes after late climate pledge wins over Green Party’s Elizabeth May and other MPs abstain
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BREAKING: Carney budget passes after close vote in Commons
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget cleared the House of Commons on Monday night after a tense vote that capped weeks of scrutiny and political friction.
- Fiscal Fault Lines: Budget gaps and sector impacts (3)
- Parliamentary Drama: Narrow vote shakes Commons (7)
- Trade and Tariff Talks: Negotiations and global ties (3)
Fiscal Fault Lines: Budget gaps and sector impacts
Parliamentary Drama: Narrow vote shakes Commons
Trade and Tariff Talks: Negotiations and global ties
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Carney faces crucial confidence vote as MPs set to vote on budget
Sean Previl / globalnews - Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a crucial confidence vote on his budget on Monday, but it's not known yet if Canada will be heading to another election or not.
- Carney’s Crowd Reactions and Public Image (2)
- Debating Fiscal Sacrifice and Policy (3)
- High-Stakes Budget Vote Showdown (7)
- Opposition’s Political Maneuvering and Fallout (3)
Carney’s Crowd Reactions and Public Image
Debating Fiscal Sacrifice and Policy
High-Stakes Budget Vote Showdown
Opposition’s Political Maneuvering and Fallout
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PQ would make Quebec 'a rich country,' St-Pierre Plamondon says after pledging a new currency
Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The Parti Québécois leader also warned party members to expect an increase in criticism as Quebec moves closer to the 2026 election and a possible third sovereignty referendum.
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Lorne Gunter: Carney's major projects more PR than 'nation building'
Lorne Gunter / edmontonjournal - Since none of the 10 projects Carney has announced has a similar capacity to expand GDP and raise government revenues, it’s a puzzle why a pipeline has not been announced
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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…
- Fiscal misreporting and accounting controversies (7)
- Political debates and partisan reactions (3)
- Public service cuts and social impact (3)
- Unique budget allocation quirks (2)
Fiscal misreporting and accounting controversies
Political debates and partisan reactions
Public service cuts and social impact
Unique budget allocation quirks
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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.
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Ontario extends child-care deal with Ottawa for one year
Emily Haws, Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Federal program was meant to bring cost of child care down to $10 a day by March, 2026, but newly signed agreement maintains fees at $19 a day on average
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