Defence over diplomacy spotlighted in Liberal budget, with modest initial spending on foreign service reform
The government’s spending plan will add $664.4-million exclusively to GAC, while billions more have been allocated for the Canadian Forces over the next 20 years.
Equity loan guarantees will pave path to economic reconciliation
Dismantling the barriers that have historically impeded Indigenous access to capital allows us to participate fully and fairly in the economy.
The federal carbon-pricing plan’s broken promise to small business
Almost none of the billions of dollars collected in carbon tax revenues have found their way back to SMEs since 2019, leaving them disillusioned and struggling to keep up with the rising cost of doing business.
Environmental groups urge an end to fossil fuel subsidies in two reports outlining Canada’s oil and gas financing
The government gave at least $18.553-billion in financial support in 2023 to fossil fuel and petrochemical firms, including $8-billion worth of loan guarantees for the TransMountain pipeline, $7.339-billion in public financing through Export Development Canada, and over $1.3-billion for carbon capture and storage projects, according to the reports.
Liberals’ pre-budget ‘full-court press’ to win back younger voters a stress test for caucus election readiness, say politicos
Despite flooding the zone ahead of the budget, being aggressive will only take the Liberals so far, and budget announcements without proper execution would bring any momentum to a screeching halt, says former Conservative staffer Andrea Sarkic.
Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?
The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister, his government, and that carbon price.
Damoff, Turnbull want Freeland to include disability benefit cash in upcoming budget
Increasing the minimum wage, hiking pensions, and supporting the disabled may not be as politically sexy, but those decisions make Canadian lives better.Â
Responsible governments don’t present late budgets
We should not be used to governments treating Parliament like an afterthought, in financial management or anything else.
Ministers’ letters, advertising, and lobbying: advocates make final requests as 2024 budget process nears its end
The third or fourth budget in a government’s mandate is when a party needs to show progress on its commitments ahead of a coming election, says former economic adviser Tyler Meredith.
The government must make good on its promise to independent musicians
Funding Canadian music has never been a handout. It is an investment in Canada’s economy and in our culture, and it has paid off handsomely.
