Ford looking to fill in part of Lake Ontario to build Toronto convention centre

Laura Stone, Jeff Gray / theglobeandmail - Premier floats idea of creating artificial land to house the project

Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he has "serious" reservations about Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion for a new parliamentary budget officer and is calling for the latest interim watchdog to get the job.

#markcarney #pierrepoilievre #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #conservativeparty #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics #finance

Chris Selley: Carney sows the seeds of his eventual defeat

8 hrs / nationalpost / Chris Selley

Poilievre says he has concerns about Carney's suggested fiscal watchdog

18 hrs / nationalobserver / Catherine Morrison

Poilievre says he has reservations about Carney’s suggested fiscal watchdog

29 hrs / citynews / News Staff

Poilievre says he has reservations about Carney's suggested fiscal watchdog

29 hrs / sootoday

Calgary mayor floats plebiscite after provincial education property tax increase

Adam MacVicar / globalnews - Calgary's mayor made the comments during a special meeting of council called to discuss the potential impact of the provincial budget on Calgarians.

#alberta #calgary #education #referendum #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

Alberta government fires back at Farkas; councillors complain about his special meeting

36 hrs / westernstandard / Myke Thomas

Calgary mayor floats plebiscite after provincial education property tax increase

2 days / globalnews / Adam MacVicar

Calgary Mayor Farkas turns tax talk into election question

2 days / westernstandard / Myke Thomas

In special meeting, city council mulls potential plebiscite regarding provincial budget impacts

2 days / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

Ontario students gather outside legislature to protest cuts to OSAP grants

Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - New funding model changes proportion of grants to loans by capping grants at 25% of aid

#economicpolicy #publicprotests #ontario #education #youth #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Two charged after student financial aid program cut protest turns confrontational

37 hrs / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Students protest OSAP cuts at Queen's Park

2 days / theglobeandmail

Ontario students gather outside legislature to protest cuts to OSAP grants

2 days / theglobeandmail / Allison Jones

Students protest cuts to amount of OSAP grants they can receive

2 days / citynews / John Marchesan

Students protest cuts to amount of OSAP grants they can receive

2 days / sootoday

Ontario students plan demonstration over Ford government’s OSAP changes

2 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Health care, deficit expected to be focus of Manitoba legislature spring sitting

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Health care and ongoing deficits are expected to be major topics as the Manitoba legislature reconvenes Wednesday after the winter break.

#manitoba #publichealth #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #healthcare #government #canadianpolitics

NDP revives minority-rights bill, Tories call for inquiry into ER deaths to open spring session at legislature

2 days / winnipegfreepress / Carol Sanders

Around the legislature

2 days / winnipegfreepress / Free Press staff

Health care, deficit expected to be focus of Manitoba legislature spring sitting

2 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Manitoba's health care and deficit expected to be focus of the legislature spring sitting

2 days / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Health care at heart of spring session as MLAs head back to legislature

2 days / winnipegfreepress / Carol Sanders

Immigration could soon account for all of Canada's population growth: expert

sootoday - OTTAWA — With Canada's population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says.

#economicpolicy #canada #labour #spendingpriorities #immigration #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #jobs

Why is Alberta blaming its identity crisis on immigrants?

2 days / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Immigration could soon drive all of Canada's population growth: expert

2 days / nationalobserver / David Baxter

Immigration could soon account for all of Canada’s population growth: expert

2 days / citynews / News Staff

Immigration could soon account for all of Canada's population growth: expert

2 days / sootoday

GLP-1 drugs are reshaping people’s eating and spending habits, survey suggests

Nicole Ireland / theglobeandmail - About three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and many more would like to

#canada #publichealth #consumerprotection #spendingpriorities #healthcare #government #finance #business

More than three million Canadians are on GLP-1 meds, survey suggests

3 days / theglobeandmail

GLP-1 drugs are reshaping people’s eating and spending habits, survey suggests

3 days / theglobeandmail / Nicole Ireland

3M Canadian adults are taking GLP-1 drugs, reshaping eating and spending, survey suggests

3 days / nationalobserver / Nicole Ireland

3M Canadian adults taking GLP-1 drugs, reshaping eating and spending, survey suggests

3 days / sootoday

There's no PBO: Ottawa fails to appoint new fiscal watchdog as interim term expires

sootoday - OTTAWA — There is currently no parliamentary budget officer scrutinizing federal finances in Ottawa as the interim fiscal watchdog's term expired Monday without a successor in place.

#ottawa #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics #finance

Interim parliamentary budget officer’s term expires with no successor in place

4 days / torontosun / Brian Towie

There's no PBO: Ottawa fails to appoint new fiscal watchdog as interim term expires

4 days / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

No more federal budget watchdog in Ottawa as interim PBO’s term expires

4 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

There's no PBO: Ottawa fails to appoint new fiscal watchdog as interim term expires

4 days / sootoday

Term set to expire for interim PBO Jason Jacques, no successor named

4 days / ottawacitizen / Ben Andrews

The clock is ticking for Ottawa to appoint a new parliamentary budget officer

4 days / sootoday

Alberta budget’s property tax hike scrutinized by Calgary city hall

Adam MacVicar / globalnews - Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the increase is 'incredibly egregious' and has called a special council meeting for March 4 to discuss the city's response.

#alberta #calgary #education #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Farkas livid about Alberta budget; calls emergency council meeting

5 days / westernstandard / Myke Thomas

SIMS: Alberta Budget is terrible for taxpayers

6 days / westernstandard / Western Standard Guest Columnist

Letters, Feb. 28, 2026: ‘Alberta’s fortunes sliding on price of oil’

6 days / calgarysun / Joe Langford

SIMS: Alberta budget terrible for taxpayers

6 days / calgarysun / Joe Langford

Saturday's letters: Alberta must spend on basics, not pet projects

6 days / edmontonjournal / Edmonton Journal

Alberta budget’s property tax hike scrutinized by Calgary city hall

7 days / globalnews / Adam MacVicar

"Egregious": Calgary's mayor reacts to provincial education tax increase

7 days / calgaryherald / Hiren Mansukhani

What does health care coverage for newcomers cost Alberta?

Alanna Smith / theglobeandmail - Experts weigh in on the potential effects of the province’s coming referendum on immigration

#alberta #media #referendum #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #immigration #healthcare #government #canadianpolitics

What does health care coverage for newcomers cost Alberta?

7 days / theglobeandmail / Alanna Smith

Smith pins Alberta deficit on Ottawa’s immigration policies, but the budget doesn’t

7 days / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

Opinion: Albertans deserve transparency before answering referendum questions

7 days / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal

LYTLE: Stop asking Albertans what they already told you — Smith's referendum is political theatre

7 days / westernstandard / Murray Lytle

Liberals survive confidence vote on omnibus budget bill

sootoday - OTTAWA — The federal Liberals' Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament.

#canada #liberalparty #budget #fiscalpolicy #minoritygovernment #spendingpriorities #government #houseofcommons #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

Liberal budget bill passes House of Commons after months of debate

8 days / theglobeandmail / Bill Curry

Liberals survive confidence vote as House passes budget implementation bill

8 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Liberals survive confidence vote on omnibus budget bill

8 days / sootoday

Liberals survive vote on omnibus budget bill

8 days / citynews / News Staff

Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding today to support Jordan’s Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health services.…

#canada #humanrights #ottawa #education #childprotection #spendingpriorities #healthcare #firstnations #government #canadianpolitics

Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids

8 days / globalnews / Alessia Simona Maratta

Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids

8 days / citynews / News Staff

Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids

8 days / sootoday

Federal government set to announce $1.55-billion for First Nations children

8 days / theglobeandmail / Emily Haws

Final design for Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place unveiled, contract awarded

Dee Burman / citynews - The province of Ontario unveiled the final design and awarded the contract for the new Ontario Science Centre to be built at Ontario Place on Thursday, calling it “a major milestone in the province’s plan to transform Ontario Place into a year-round, worl…

#canada #ontario #toronto #education #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #business #jobs

Ford government spends further $1.7M advertising its plans for Ontario Place

8 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Construction to start soon on new Ontario Science Centre opening 'as early as' 2029

8 days / sootoday

Ontario awards $1.04B contract for new science centre at Ontario Place

8 days / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Final design for Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place unveiled, contract awarded

8 days / citynews / Dee Burman

Contract awarded for new Science Centre construction

8 days / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

Construction to start soon on new Ontario Science Centre; to open 'as early as' 2029

8 days / sootoday

Ford government awards $1B contract for new Ontario Science Centre

8 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ford government unveils designs for proposed Ontario Science Centre despite opposition

8 days / theglobeandmail / Jeff Gray

Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before alerting the public, documents suggest

Nick Murray / nationalobserver - Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, documents about the program suggest.

#canada #consumerprotection #spendingpriorities #taxincentives #climate #government #canadianpolitics #energy #finance

Feds knew funding for EV rebates was running out months before telling public, documents suggest

8 days / theglobeandmail / Nick Murray

Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before alerting the public, documents suggest

8 days / nationalobserver / Nick Murray

Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before telling public, documents suggest

8 days / citynews / News Staff

Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before telling public, documents suggest

8 days / sootoday

Alberta pledges $10.8B for education in Budget 2026

Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - Alberta’s education system will receive $10.8 billion in Budget 2026. In an interview with Postmedia, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides called the investment “historic.” Despite concerns that enrolment growth and inflation have left the system under…

#alberta #education #labour #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #jobs

Alberta to introduce 2026 budget which is expected to include a multibillion-dollar deficit

8 days / theglobeandmail / Lisa Johnson

Multibillion-dollar budget deficit is on tap as Alberta introduces its 2026 budget

8 days / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Varcoe: 'Fastest skater on a slow team' — Alberta expected to keep growing even as budget deficit looms

9 days / calgaryherald / Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald

Alberta teachers hail ‘significant’ investment in education, but skepticism ‘remains high’

9 days / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Alberta pledges $10.8B for education in Budget 2026

9 days / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Six charts to see before Alberta Budget 2026 is tabled Thursday

9 days / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

UPDATED: Alberta government to spend record $10.8 billion on schools and student success

9 days / westernstandard / Dave Naylor

Premier Danielle Smith revealing details of future Alberta education funding

9 days / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services brace for program closures

David Baxter / nationalobserver - Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced for program closures in the near future due to federal funding cuts that began in 2024.

#canada #humanrights #ontario #toronto #ottawa #spendingpriorities #immigration #government #canadianpolitics

Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services brace for program closures

9 days / nationalobserver / David Baxter

Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures

9 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures

9 days / sootoday

Doug Ford defends decision to cut financial assistance for post-secondary students

theglobeandmail - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's decision to cut back on the amount of financial assistance for post-secondary students. Ford says he heard from thousands of students over Family Day weekend who were angry about the drastic cut to t…

#economicpolicy #ontario #education #dougford #youth #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics

Ford can’t ignore the plight of poor students. But some middle-class parents deserve a kick in the pants

9 days / theglobeandmail / Rita Trichur

Students in limbo after Algonquin announces concept art program may be cut

9 days / ottawacitizen / Joanne Laucius

VIDEO: Are you a student who depends on OSAP? Your debt load is about to soar

10 days / sootoday

Doug Ford defends decision to cut financial assistance for post-secondary students

10 days / theglobeandmail

Ottawa spending $3 billion to boost military housing stock

sootoday - OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty is announcing a $3.7-billion plan today to build more housing units for Canada's military.

#canada #ottawa #budget #spendingpriorities #defence #infrastructure #military #veterans #government #jobs

Ottawa spending $3.7 billion to boost military housing stock

10 days / sootoday

Ottawa spending $3 billion to boost military housing stock

10 days / sootoday

Feds announce more than 900 new military housing units for CFB Kingston

10 days / globalnews / Paul Soucy

Defence department to build 7,500 new housing units across Canada

10 days / theglobeandmail / Emily Haws

Ontario family health teams urge funding to retain nurses, health professionals

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Family health teams include not just doctors, but also a variety of other health professionals to provide comprehensive care, such as nurses, social workers and dietitians.