Justin Trudeau Budget

• Budget 2022 comes ‘nowhere close’ the Liberals’ lofty rhetoric on defence spending

  Despite the Liberal government's earlier hints of a funding boost, Budget 2022 means Canada's defence spending will be only 1.5% of GDP by later this decade, Jeffrey Collins says.

  Commentary

  Apr 8, 2022
  
• Canadians unmoved by new federal budget as Liberals continue strong support: poll

  The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 62 per cent of Canadians who responded didn't have a positive or negative opinion of the budget.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2021
  
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• Liberals see majority support but face skepticism over spending ahead of budget: poll

  The Ipsos poll exclusively for Global News found overwhelming support for balancing the budget, yet many Canadians said they accept any deficits needed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2021
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• Budget 2021 will come on April 19 as Canada races against variant spread: Freeland

  Spending related to the coronavirus pandemic has the government running a deficit of $381.6 billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year, and it has been two years since the last budget.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2021
• Reality check: Scheer says Liberals used federal budget as a ‘political prop’

  Andrew Scheer and his Conservative caucus members have been scathing in their attacks on this week's decision by the Liberal-dominated House of Commons justice committee to abruptly end its examination of the SNC-Lavalin affair.

  Politics

  Mar 22, 2019
• Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have 3 budgets under their belts. Are they keeping their promises?

  The federal Liberals have not met the two "fiscal anchors" they set for themselves in the 2015 election campaign. But they've made progress elsewhere.

  Politics

  Mar 21, 2019
• Big bank economists flag federal budget’s happy-go-lucky stance on deficit

  The budget contains little in terms of contingency measures vis-a-vis NAFTA, the Trump tax cuts or a future recession.

  Money

  Feb 28, 2018
• Taxpayers to shell out $605M for G7 meeting

  Canada will host the G7 summit in June with the total cost to Canadian taxpayers being set at $605 million.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2018
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• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe calls 2018 federal budget ‘vague’

  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe welcomed some parts of the 2018 federal budget, but called other parts "vague."

  Politics

  Feb 27, 2018
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• No tax cuts but low-income workers and small-business owners can breathe easier

  Canadian taxpayers will find few nasty surprises in this year’s fiscal blueprint.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2018