Federal Budget

• As federal budget nears, Canada’s health ministers to meet to talk funding

  Provinces and territories have raised concerns about the federal budget, which forecasts an end to some targeted health care funding after March 2027.

  Health

  Sep 28
  
• Calgary seeking nearly $1 billion from Ottawa for infrastructure, transit

  City of Calgary officials are recommending council ask the federal government to fund half of the Bearspaw feeder main replacement project.

  Canada

  Jun 15
  
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• Liberals have set April date for spring economic update, Champagne says

  The Liberals last year switched the scheduling for tabling the annual federal budget and the mid-year economic update, which in prior years had been presented in the fall.

  Politics

  Apr 14
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• 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.

  Politics

  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.

  Canada

  Feb 23
• 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.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2025
• 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.

  Politics

  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.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2025
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• 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.

  Politics

  Nov 17, 2025
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• 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.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2025