Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades

Meredith Bond / citynews - The Ford government is planning to go underwater to build a new electricity line that will power Toronto for at least two decades. The cable will run in Lake Ontario from the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, just east of Oshawa and ending in the eas…

Isaac Callan / globalnews - The city will table its draft budget on Thursday, laying out the initial increase and spending constraints for councillors to debate.

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Ford government move to defer development fees hits Toronto’s park, library plans

1 month / globalnews / Isaac Callan

LILLEY: Olivia Chow’s budget is smoke, mirrors and raid on city reserves

1 month / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Toronto’s 2026 budget proposes property tax hike of 2.2 per cent

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Toronto's 2026 budget proposal includes 2.2 per cent property tax hike, TTC fare caps

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Toronto officially kicks off budget process, proposes 2.2% tax increase

1 month / globalnews / Isaac Callan

LILLEY: Mayor Olivia Chow heads into election year hyping slim budget increase

1 month / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase

1 month / globalnews / Isaac Callan

2.2 per cent property tax increase proposed for Toronto residents in 2026

1 month / citynews / John Marchesan

Property tax hike expected to be under 5% as council begins deliberations

1 month / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026

Daniel Johnson / theglobeandmail - But chief economist Dawn Desjardins optimistic economy will gain momentum through second half of the year

#economicpolicy #canada #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #finance #business

B.C. to experience sluggish economic growth in 2026: report

1 month / globalnews / Amy Judd

Bay Street’s top economists signal cautious optimism about 2026

1 month / theglobeandmail / Mark Rendell

Deloitte says Canada’s economic growth will slow this year amid trade war

1 month / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026

1 month / theglobeandmail / Daniel Johnson

Posthaste: Why 2026 may mark an 'inflection point' for Canada’s economy

1 month / financialpost / Ben Cousins

Deloitte downgrades Canadian growth outlook for 2026, warning of 'slow start' to year

1 month / financialpost / Jordan Gowling

Canadian economic growth expected to slow to 1.5% in 2026: Deloitte

1 month / citynews / News Staff

CRA says its owed more than $10B in COVID benefit payments

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The CRA says that as of Nov. 30, it had disbursed $83.5 billion in COVID benefits to Canadians, including $45.3 billion for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit

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No hoax: CRA still trying to get back $10B in COVID benefits

2 months / sootoday

CRA says its owed more than $10B in COVID benefit payments

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

CRA says it's owed more than $10 billion in COVID-19 benefit payments

2 months / sootoday

CRA says it’s owed more than $10 billion in COVID-19 benefit payments

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'

sootoday - OTTAWA — Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer.

#economicpolicy #ottawa #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #governmentshutdown #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Interim budget officer says he regrets characterizing the feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'

2 months / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds’ fiscal management ‘stupefying’

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'

2 months / sootoday

McGuinty is 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets

Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Canada is injecting tens of billions of dollars into defence as it looks to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the Cold War — both to meet its NATO commitments and to juice the domestic economy.

#diplomacy #canada #security #internationalrelations #spendingpriorities #defence #military #government #canadianpolitics

Building military aircraft in Canada would create more than 12,000 jobs, Saab tells Ottawa

2 months / reddit / /u/snowfordessert

Building military aircraft in Canada would create more than 12,000 jobs, Saab tells Ottawa

2 months / theglobeandmail / Eric Reguly

Defence minister affirms Canada’s path to NATO spending benchmark

2 months / reddit / /u/DogeDoRight

McGuinty is 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets

2 months / nationalobserver / Kyle Duggan

Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine

2 months / reddit / /u/itsthebear

McGuinty ‘confident’ Canada will hit NATO spending targets

2 months / citynews / News Staff

McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets

2 months / sootoday

Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

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Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

2 months / reddit / /u/ZestyBeanDude

Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

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Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics

Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Ontario is spending $125-million over two years to add up to 20,000 orthopedic surgeries, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced

#economicpolicy #ontario #publichealth #budget #spendingpriorities #healthcare #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at private clinics

2 months / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at private clinics

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Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics

2 months / theglobeandmail / Allison Jones

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at private clinics

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City of Ottawa and feds partner to build 3,000 new affordable housing units

Paula Tran / ottawacitizen - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the partnership at the Mayor's Breakfast Series early Monday morning

#politics #economicpolicy #ontario #ottawa #labour #spendingpriorities #localelections #infrastructure #government

Federal government to partner with City of Ottawa to build up to 3,000 affordable homes

2 months / theglobeandmail

Carney announces $400M joint fund with city of Ottawa for affordable housing

2 months / sootoday

City of Ottawa and feds partner to build 3,000 new affordable housing units

2 months / ottawacitizen / Paula Tran

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.

#labour #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #publicapathy #government #canadianpolitics #jobs

Five ways departments can avoid loss of institutional knowledge in public service cuts

2 months / ottawacitizen / Alex Robinson

Federal government begins notifying public servants of possible job cuts

3 months / reddit / /u/hopoke

Lorne Gunter: Federal workforce reduction plans show Carney Liberals won't bring spending under control

3 months / edmontonjournal / Barry Hanson

Hundreds of federal public servants warned this week of job cuts

3 months / sootoday

Hundreds of public sector workers warned their jobs could be cut, union says

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

More than 27,000 public servants were paid at least $150,000 last year, document reveals, as government plans cuts

Catherine Morrison / theglobeandmail - Government plans to cut about 10 per cent of federal employees by 2029 and lower costs by about $60-billion

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More than 27,000 public servants were paid $150,000 or more last year

3 months / reddit / /u/cyclinginvancouver

More than 27,000 public servants were paid at least $150,000 last year, document reveals, as government plans cuts

3 months / theglobeandmail / Catherine Morrison

More than 27,000 public servants were paid $150,000 or more last year

3 months / citynews / News Staff

More than 27,000 public servants were paid $150,000 or more last year

3 months / sootoday

Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Treasury Board President France-Élaine Duranceau also says that by the end of January government employees will work in the office three days a week instead of two.

#economicpolicy #publicprotests #quebec #labour #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #jobs

Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027

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Quebec to eliminate 5,000 full-time equivalent positions by 2027: Duranceau

3 months / citynews / News Staff

Unions, community groups to hold demonstration in Montreal against Quebec government

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Major Quebec unions will rally in downtown Montreal today, protesting government cuts, underfunded services and what they call a shift to the political right.

#politics #economicpolicy #publicprotests #quebec #montreal #labour #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics

Unions, community groups rally in Montreal against Quebec government policies

3 months / sootoday

Downtown Montreal packed as thousands rally against anti-union measures

3 months / citynews / Johaniebouffard

Tens of thousands flood downtown Montreal as unions rally against Legault’s 'rightward shift’

3 months / montrealgazette / Harry North

Unions, community groups to hold demonstration in Montreal against Quebec government

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Unions, community groups to hold demonstration in Montreal against Quebec government

3 months / sootoday

What’s behind Saturday’s big union mobilization against Legault government in Montreal

3 months / montrealgazette / Harry North

‘Not enough butter’: Calgary Transit sees funding boost but more required to expand service

Adam MacVicar / globalnews - A $59 million boost is earmarked for Calgary Transit in the proposed budget to cover increased frequency on key routes, the low-income transit pass, and maintenance and upgrades.

#economicpolicy #canada #calgary #budget #spendingpriorities #transit #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #finance

‘Not enough butter’: Calgary Transit sees funding boost but more required to expand service

3 months / globalnews / Adam MacVicar

Budget 2026: Calgary transit director asks for additional $14-million in operating spending

3 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

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.

#economicpolicy #saskatchewan #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

City looking to close $52-million fiscal hole in budget

3 months / edmontonjournal / Eric Bowling

Saskatoon city council passes 2026 budget with 6.7% property tax hike

3 months / globalnews / Vanessa Tiberio

Saskatoon mill rate increase saw highs and lows through budget process

3 months / thestarphoenix / Brody Langager

Doug Ford government to introduce ‘Buy Ontario’ legislation

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The province said the Buy Ontario Act would apply to all public-sector organizations, including municipalities, ministries, agencies, contractors and subcontractors.

#trade #economicpolicy #ontario #labour #dougford #spendingpriorities #localelections #government #canadianpolitics #jobs

‘Buy Ontario’ legislation to protect businesses and jobs, Ford government says

3 months / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

ELBOWS DOWN: Ontario quietly hires $1-million-a-month U.S. trade lawyers while Ford praises PM’s negotiating skills

3 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Doug Ford government to introduce ‘Buy Ontario’ legislation

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Ford government set to introduce ‘Buy Ontario’ legislation

3 months / theglobeandmail

Doug Ford government to introduce ‘Buy Ontario’ legislation

3 months / citynews / Joseph Ryan

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.

#alberta #calgary #edmonton #publicsafety #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #healthcare #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Alberta government undermined health authority to push lab privatization deal, A-G report finds

3 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

Alberta’s auditor general says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Braid: Auditor general finds stalling, bad planning, big losses in Dynalife report

3 months / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

BREAKING: Scathing AG's report reveals 'breakdowns' in AHS's lab services contract with DynaLIFE; LeGrange blasted

3 months / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report

3 months / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

Canada is shopping for new fighter jets—and on the verge of making a disastrous decision

Richard Shimooka / thehub - The post Canada is shopping for new fighter jets—and on the verge of making a disastrous decision appeared first on The Hub.

#canada #security #internationalrelations #aviation #budget #spendingpriorities #defence #military #government #canadianpolitics

Kelly McParland: Swedish jet offer is about more than just planes

3 months / nationalpost / Kelly McParland

LILLEY: Carney foolish to consider replacing F-35s with Saab jets

3 months / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Joly says Canada ‘didn’t get enough’ industrial benefits out of F-35 procurement deal

3 months / theglobeandmail / Kyle Duggan

Canada is shopping for new fighter jets—and on the verge of making a disastrous decision

3 months / thehub / Richard Shimooka

Canada ‘interested’ in Swedish firm Saab’s Gripen fighter jets, Joly says

3 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

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.

#markcarney #politics #economicpolicy #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #minoritygovernment #spendingpriorities #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics

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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

#markcarney #economicpolicy #bankofcanada #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #finance

EDITORIAL: Three myths about the ‘clean economy’

3 months / torontosun / Postmedia News

Lawyers say Ottawa’s citizenship bill leaves adopted children behind

3 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

GOLDSTEIN: Carney’s budget won’t fix decade of Trudeau’s economic mismanagement

3 months / torontosun / Lorrie Goldstein

Letters, Nov. 15, 2025: ‘Carney isn’t working for Canada’

3 months / calgarysun / Joe Langford

Lorne Gunter: Carney's major projects more PR than 'nation building'

3 months / edmontonjournal / Lorne Gunter

Carmichael: Carney’s budget missed a big opportunity

3 months / thelogic / Kevin Carmichael

Conrad Black: Conservative MPs leaving Poilievre shame themselves

3 months / nationalpost / Conrad Black

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Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades

Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase

Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026

CRA says its owed more than $10B in COVID benefit payments

Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'

McGuinty is 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets

Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics

City of Ottawa and feds partner to build 3,000 new affordable housing units

Hundreds of public sector workers warned their jobs could be cut, union says

More than 27,000 public servants were paid at least $150,000 last year, document reveals, as government plans cuts

Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027

Unions, community groups to hold demonstration in Montreal against Quebec government

‘Not enough butter’: Calgary Transit sees funding boost but more required to expand service

Saskatoon city council passes 2026 budget with 6.7% property tax hike

Doug Ford government to introduce ‘Buy Ontario’ legislation

Alberta’s auditor general says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle

Canada is shopping for new fighter jets—and on the verge of making a disastrous decision

BREAKING: Carney budget passes after close vote in Commons

Fiscal Fault Lines: Budget gaps and sector impacts

Parliamentary Drama: Narrow vote shakes Commons

Trade and Tariff Talks: Negotiations and global ties

Lorne Gunter: Carney's major projects more PR than 'nation building'

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