Federal Budget

• Tensions flare over law to expand railway competition

  A new rail shipping rule passed Thursday is meant to drive down costs, but it's awoken two Canadian railway giants now fighting over concerns about expenses and congestion.

  Canada

  Jun 11
  
• Liberal budget bill passed by House of Commons after Tory filibuster

  The House of Commons passed the Liberal government's budget bill today, which seeks to roll out vast new incentives for clean energy and expending dental care subsidies.

  Canada

  Jun 8
  
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• Conservatives threaten delay to federal budget with 900 proposed amendments

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said his party will put forward 900 amendments to the federal budget. He is threatening to use procedural tools to delay passage of the budget.

  Canada

  Jun 5
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• Kingston, Ont. food services feeling the squeeze

  With inflation and pandemic-related stresses, food banks and food sharing services all over are feeling the pressure with no signs of relenting.

  Canada

  Apr 12
• Federal budget, transit on the agenda as Trudeau visits Manitoba

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Manitoba on Wednesday to promote his government's new budget.

  Politics

  Apr 12
• Prime Minister Trudeau visits Simcoe County Honda plant to talk clean energy incentives

  Trudeau was at the Honda plant in Alliston to talk about new measures in the federal budget he said will support middle-class jobs and building clean energy.

  Politics

  Apr 5
• International Development Minister Sajjan talks federal budget in Kelowna, B.C.

  Sajjan made the comments at Kelowna’s new zero-emissions vehicle systems manufacturer, Hexagon Purus.

  Canada

  Apr 4
• Budget 2023 won’t fuel inflation, but misses the bigger economic picture: experts

  The budget saw the government attempting to strike a balance between necessary investments while not fueling inflation, but experts say a looming recession may make things worse.

  Politics

  Apr 2
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• Ottawa spends millions on 944K phone lines. Nearly a third are ‘dormant’

  The information comes as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has vowed to find more than $15 billion in savings from the federal budget over the next four years.

  Politics

  Apr 1
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• Canada is pushing ahead on ‘friendshoring’. What that means for trade 

  This year's budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitical experts say.

  Politics

  Apr 1