Federal Budget

• Liberals survive confidence vote as House passes budget implementation bill

  The legislation enacts key measures proposed in the Liberals' 2025 federal budget, which passed a confidence vote for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government in November last year.

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  Feb 26
  
• Liberals accept Tory budget changes on sweeping cabinet power proposals

  Some members of Parliament have expressed discomfort with the idea of granting such sweeping powers to cabinet in the interest of boosting competitive or economic forces.

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  Feb 23
  
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• Spy watchdog faces ‘difficult choices,’ fewer reviews due to budget cuts

  The review agency, which keeps an eye on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and several other intelligence organizations, expects to have less money due to government cuts.

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  Dec 3, 2025
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• May says voting for Carney’s budget a ‘mistake’ after Alberta pipeline deal

  Green Party leader Elizabeth May says the energy deal signed with Alberta amounted to a 'significant betrayal and a reversal' which has her questioning the worth of Carney's word.

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  Dec 1, 2025
• Federal finance minister visits Regina, talks budget impacts

  Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins SUMA President Randy Gouldin in an armchair discussion focused on the federal budget.

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  Nov 20, 2025
• Liberals survive crucial confidence vote on budget in win for Carney

  The confidence vote was a crucial test for Carney’s ability to hold onto power, as all opposition parties had expressed at least some displeasure with the spending plan.

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  Nov 17, 2025
• Conservatives won’t say if MPs will be forced to vote against budget

  Asked if he was confident that all his MPs would vote against the budget in the House of Commons on Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wouldn't directly answer.

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  Nov 14, 2025
• Poilievre blasts Carney over budget deficit, spending in free-market speech

  Poilievre delivered his address to a business crowd at the Economic Club of Canada, a few blocks away from the Canadian Club Toronto — where Carney was promoting his budget.

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  Nov 7, 2025
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• Carney government survives 2nd crucial confidence vote on budget

  This comes after the NDP, the Bloc Québécois and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May voted with the minority Liberals to defeat a Conservative sub-amendment on Thursday.

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  Nov 7, 2025
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• Carney government survives first confidence vote over budget

  The NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May voted with the minority Liberals to defeat a Conservative sub-amendment to the budget in the House of Commons.

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  Nov 6, 2025