Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national defence by the end of the decade - a staggering sum as Canada positions itself to meet aggressive NATO spen...

OTTAWA - Here's a brief look at the key numbers in the Liberal government's 2025 budget: $20.1 billion: Total net new government spending for the 2025-26 fiscal year. $89.7 billion: Total of net new b...

OTTAWA - The federal government intends to slash the public service by 10 per cent by the end of the 2028-29 fiscal year - eliminating about 40,000 jobs - as it strays from its election promise to cut...

OTTAWA - The Carney government laid out plan to cut the foreign aid budget to a level in line with Canada's pre-pandemic allocations - despite promising during the election not to cut back aid. Tuesda...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island says it plans to spend $857 million over the next five years on major projects. The capital budget presented by Finance Minister Jill Burridge focuses on health ca...

OTTAWA - The federal government's climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive ...

OTTAWA - The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier. The federal budget, released Tuesday ...

OTTAWA - The Carney government's first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while cutting Global Affairs Canada's budget - possibly by merging some embassies with those operated by li...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget on Tuesday. Here are some key highlights from the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney: AI and ...

OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...