Well, at least it's a short trip to the Pole. And rumour has it there's a fat guy with milk and cookies there.
Well, today is the Liberal/NDP Non-Coalition Coalition Budget Day!
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The Carney government tried to inoculate itself against charges of austerity on Wednesday as François-Philippe Champagne promised “sustained funding” for gender equality programs. Phew! But what the finance minister’s right hand giveth, his left hand is set to taketh away in next week’s budget.
As the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives identified in a new research paper, the “sacrifices” Carney referred in his recent speech at the University of Ottawa will likely be made by stealth. Rather than announcing major cuts, the left-wing think tank warned that 32 of 84 departments could meet their government-ordered 15 per cent budget cuts by simply not renewing programs that are due to “sunset.” Another 20 departments could reduce their spending by five per cent by sunsetting.
If those programs are not renewed, all staff positions and contracts simply end.
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The most exposed department is Women and Gender Equality, which has very few permanent programs. Hence, the reason why the minister, Rechie Valdez, looked so relieved when she announced more than $600 million in long-term funding for her department on Wednesday.
But the departments of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Environment, Transport and Immigration, and the Public Health Agency, may not be so lucky.
Spending on Indigenous issues, which has quadrupled in the last decade, may be particularly vulnerable.
“Canadians should brace themselves for for one of the most draconian federal budgets in history,” wrote the think-tank report’s authors David Macdonald and Erin Mcintosh.
The bone Champagne threw to the Liberal party’s progressive wing on Wednesday was likely considered a necessary evil. The minority government can’t afford any of its squeamish MPs going wobbly when the budget comes to a vote.
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The prospect of the government losing a confidence vote is not out of the question, though it was noticeable that the NDP’s interim leader, Don Davies, did not say his seven MPs would vote against the financial plan, even as he said they would not support an austerity budget. Leaderless, penniless and mired in the polls, discretion would appear to be the better part of valour. A few discrete New Democrat abstentions would be enough to see the budget pass through the House of Commons.
As the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives identified in a new research paper, the “sacrifices” Carney referred in his recent speech at the University of Ottawa will likely be made by stealth. Rather than announcing major cuts, the left-wing think tank warned that 32 of 84 departments could meet their government-ordered 15 per cent budget cuts by simply not renewing programs that are due to “sunset.” Another 20 departments could reduce their spending by five per cent by sunsetting.
If those programs are not renewed, all staff positions and contracts simply end.
Federal government's plan to reduce public service will include layoffs — National Post
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne seemed to confirm the plan when he said that Ottawa would implement 'workforce adjustments'
But the departments of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Environment, Transport and Immigration, and the Public Health Agency, may not be so lucky.
Spending on Indigenous issues, which has quadrupled in the last decade, may be particularly vulnerable.
“Canadians should brace themselves for for one of the most draconian federal budgets in history,” wrote the think-tank report’s authors David Macdonald and Erin Mcintosh.
The bone Champagne threw to the Liberal party’s progressive wing on Wednesday was likely considered a necessary evil. The minority government can’t afford any of its squeamish MPs going wobbly when the budget comes to a vote.
John Ivison: Watch for Carney to deliver a ‘draconian’ budget by stealth — National Post
The idea that the Liberals might take a hatchet to their treasured social programs seems counterintuitive, but that's where the savings are
We'll be voting this winter.The Carney government tried to inoculate itself against charges of austerity on Wednesday as François-Philippe Champagne promised “sustained funding” for gender equality programs. Phew! But what the finance minister’s right hand giveth, his left hand is set to taketh away in next week’s budget.
As the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives identified in a new research paper, the “sacrifices” Carney referred in his recent speech at the University of Ottawa will likely be made by stealth. Rather than announcing major cuts, the left-wing think tank warned that 32 of 84 departments could meet their government-ordered 15 per cent budget cuts by simply not renewing programs that are due to “sunset.” Another 20 departments could reduce their spending by five per cent by sunsetting.
If those programs are not renewed, all staff positions and contracts simply end.
The most exposed department is Women and Gender Equality, which has very few permanent programs. Hence, the reason why the minister, Rechie Valdez, looked so relieved when she announced more than $600 million in long-term funding for her department on Wednesday.Federal government's plan to reduce public service will include layoffs — National Post
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne seemed to confirm the plan when he said that Ottawa would implement 'workforce adjustments'
But the departments of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Environment, Transport and Immigration, and the Public Health Agency, may not be so lucky.
Spending on Indigenous issues, which has quadrupled in the last decade, may be particularly vulnerable.
“Canadians should brace themselves for for one of the most draconian federal budgets in history,” wrote the think-tank report’s authors David Macdonald and Erin Mcintosh.
The bone Champagne threw to the Liberal party’s progressive wing on Wednesday was likely considered a necessary evil. The minority government can’t afford any of its squeamish MPs going wobbly when the budget comes to a vote.
The prospect of the government losing a confidence vote is not out of the question, though it was noticeable that the NDP’s interim leader, Don Davies, did not say his seven MPs would vote against the financial plan, even as he said they would not support an austerity budget. Leaderless, penniless and mired in the polls, discretion would appear to be the better part of valour. A few discrete New Democrat abstentions would be enough to see the budget pass through the House of Commons.John Ivison: Watch for Carney to deliver a ‘draconian’ budget by stealth — National Post
The idea that the Liberals might take a hatchet to their treasured social programs seems counterintuitive, but that's where the savings are
With days to go before Prime Minister Mark Carney tables his first federal budget, opportunities to secure alliances to help it pass are dwindling in a parliamentary scenario where a handful of (NDP?) votes stand between the survival of the Liberal minority government and its total collapse.
While no clear pathway to passage has yet emerged, it may be the NDP’s drastically diminished seven-member caucus that decides Carney’s fate.
Carney government still searching for backers to help pass its first budget — Toronto Star
While no clear pathway to passage has yet emerged, it may be the NDP’s drastically diminished seven-member caucus that decides Carney’s fate.
If the Conservatives were going to win an election with this group it would have been the last one. Now is the time for putting in those pensionable days and to wait for Carney to hit turbulent waters. Of course an election gives them an excuse not to do anything.
Still think we need a "Western" focused group to represent those people or perhaps a Rural Canadian party that might have more coast to coast support. The door is open for the Green Party to step up imo.
Still think we need a "Western" focused group to represent those people or perhaps a Rural Canadian party that might have more coast to coast support. The door is open for the Green Party to step up imo.
The Liberals, it’s up to them whether their budget passes or not….who they bribe with what or not, whether they put poison pills into it or not, etc…
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With just days to go until the Liberal government introduces its much-anticipated federal budget, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won’t say whether his party will strike down the legislation — instead insisting he needs to read the document before deciding.
“I don’t have telepathic powers to tell you what’s in it,” Poilievre said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live airing Sunday morning. “If it were to bring down the cost of living — an affordable budget for an affordable living is something that I support."
The Conservatives have laid out a few key demands to the Liberals for the budget, including scrapping the industrial carbon tax and keeping the deficit below $42 billion.
When asked by host Rosemary Barton why he would accept a deficit as high as $42 billion, Poilievre said that “it’s not OK, but it is the disastrous state we’re in after 10 years of Liberal government."
“I would like a zero deficit, but the Liberals have put us in this mess, and I work with what I got.”
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Carney says he’s prepared to fight an election campaign if budget doesn’t pass — The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister declines to say whether he is confident Tuesday’s budget will pass
Finance Department reports $11.1B deficit ahead of budget — Toronto Sun
Budget 2025 is set to be released Tuesday
“I don’t have telepathic powers to tell you what’s in it,” Poilievre said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live airing Sunday morning. “If it were to bring down the cost of living — an affordable budget for an affordable living is something that I support."
The Conservatives have laid out a few key demands to the Liberals for the budget, including scrapping the industrial carbon tax and keeping the deficit below $42 billion.
When asked by host Rosemary Barton why he would accept a deficit as high as $42 billion, Poilievre said that “it’s not OK, but it is the disastrous state we’re in after 10 years of Liberal government."
“I would like a zero deficit, but the Liberals have put us in this mess, and I work with what I got.”
Pierre Poilievre won’t say if his Conservatives will oppose upcoming federal budget — CBC News
With just days to go until the Liberal government introduces its much-anticipated federal budget, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won’t say whether his party will strike down the legislation — instead insisting he needs to read the document before deciding.
Surprise (not surprised)!!! The NDP is not ruling out the “possibility that some or all of its seven MPs could abstain” when the minority Liberal government’s budget is put to a vote in the House of Commons.
(These dudes do not have to be in Parliament to vote. They could be in traffic on their phone in their car and vote. They could be at home in the bathroom on the shitter and vote, etc…so unless they’re in a hospital in a coma…an abstention is a vote for all intents & purposes)
The NDP caucus is scheduled to meet Tuesday night and Wednesday to discuss how they will respond to the budget. “We’ll make that decision together,” he said.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was asked at a news conference Sunday if his party has ruled out the option of abstaining. He did not directly answer the question. “The reality is that we’re going to show up and do our jobs to fight for an affordable budget,” he replied, adding that: “I can’t tell you any more than that till I see the thing.”
The Bloc Québécois, which has 22 MPs, has previously ruled out abstaining on the budget vote. The party has laid out 18 budget demands, including six that they say are non-negotiable.
While the budget will be tabled Tuesday, the main budget votes won’t take place until later in the month. The House does not sit the week after it is tabled because of Remembrance Day.
The government has warned of the possibility of a snap election unless at least one other party steps forward to allow approval of the budget, which will be tabled Tuesday.
NDP Interim Leader Don Davies said it’s “possible” that some NDP MPs opt to neither vote for or against the budget.
“Abstentions are allowed,” he said during an interview with CBC News that aired Sunday. He stood by those comments in a later e-mail exchange with The Globe and Mail.
(These dudes do not have to be in Parliament to vote. They could be in traffic on their phone in their car and vote. They could be at home in the bathroom on the shitter and vote, etc…so unless they’re in a hospital in a coma…an abstention is a vote for all intents & purposes)
The NDP caucus is scheduled to meet Tuesday night and Wednesday to discuss how they will respond to the budget. “We’ll make that decision together,” he said.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was asked at a news conference Sunday if his party has ruled out the option of abstaining. He did not directly answer the question. “The reality is that we’re going to show up and do our jobs to fight for an affordable budget,” he replied, adding that: “I can’t tell you any more than that till I see the thing.”
The Bloc Québécois, which has 22 MPs, has previously ruled out abstaining on the budget vote. The party has laid out 18 budget demands, including six that they say are non-negotiable.
While the budget will be tabled Tuesday, the main budget votes won’t take place until later in the month. The House does not sit the week after it is tabled because of Remembrance Day.
Tomorrow’s budget will be the government’s first fiscal update in almost a year and the first time Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed off an economic plan for the country since forming government during the spring election more than 1/2 a year ago now.
The Liberals are three seats shy of a majority, meaning they will need a few (NDP) opposition MPs to either support or abstain when the budget vote comes — sometime in the coming weeks.
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Historically, the Liberals have turned to the NDP but interim Leader Don Davies said he wants to see where the cuts are in the budget before deciding, etc…
He did not rule out a scenario in which some of the seven NDP MPs opt to vote neither for nor against the budget.
The Liberals are three seats shy of a majority, meaning they will need a few (NDP) opposition MPs to either support or abstain when the budget vote comes — sometime in the coming weeks.
Champagne promises a budget with something for all Canadians — even the opposition — CBC News
On the eve of presenting his first budget, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggested the hotly anticipated document will include measures that even the opposition parties will see worth supporting.
He did not rule out a scenario in which some of the seven NDP MPs opt to vote neither for nor against the budget.
Why can’t these politicals and their advisors read the room . They propped up the Liberals for four years when their popularity had tanked . The NDP could be sitting in opposition right now if they voted against the liberals .And here they are again talking about supporting them again . All those seats for grab and they are making themselves irrelevant.Tomorrow’s budget will be the government’s first fiscal update in almost a year and the first time Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed off an economic plan for the country since forming government during the spring election more than 1/2 a year ago now.
The Liberals are three seats shy of a majority, meaning they will need a few (NDP) opposition MPs to either support or abstain when the budget vote comes — sometime in the coming weeks.
Historically, the Liberals have turned to the NDP but interim Leader Don Davies said he wants to see where the cuts are in the budget before deciding, etc…Champagne promises a budget with something for all Canadians — even the opposition — CBC News
On the eve of presenting his first budget, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggested the hotly anticipated document will include measures that even the opposition parties will see worth supporting.
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He did not rule out a scenario in which some of the seven NDP MPs opt to vote neither for nor against the budget.
It’s not that the NDP “wants” to support the Liberals regardless of what’s in their budget, but that they really don’t have a choice. It Carney throws a couple of magic beans in there for the NDP to save face, they’ll support it…& if Carney doesn’t, they’ll abstain from voting which accomplishes the same thing for Carney.
(The NDP desperately needs to be seen as something other than the Liberals lapdog)
They (the NDP) already have made themselves irrelevant. That’s just that. They had their non-coalition coalition that definitely was not a coalition-type coalition, for two freak’n years propping up Justin Trudeau who was beyond toxic, and the stank rubbed off on them, and the electorate politically spanked them.
The NDP party is bereft of ideas, leadership, seats in parliament and they’re broke. Jagmeet Singh and the NDP ran their disastrous campaign on borrowed money – millions of dollars – and there is no clear pathway for them to dig their way out. They don’t have any significant fundraising infrastructure (this has long been the case), their coming leadership race will siphon any available NDP donors away from party giving towards candidate giving, and their debts are continuing to pile up.
They’re in no way, shape, or form to go into an election, and every other party knows it. For the NDP, regardless of the noise they make, they will support this budget one way or another, whether directly or through hiding under the bed during the vote on the confidence motion. Political dead man walking.
What does the NDP want the most that Trump's tariffs didn't already give? Forestry is fucked so there will be more trees that mature in 25 years to hug and burn in 30. We're going nuclear and hydrogen. The air is pretty damn clean there isn't a whale shortage. Forced into expanding markets. Unions have pretty much all struke. What's left?
The NDP do not make up their vote on the hustings . They spend like it is important but the reality is they have a small base and the rest of their support comes from liberals .
…And today is the day we, via parliament, get to hear the highlights and lowlights of Carney’s proposed budget that the NDP will back the Liberals to pass.
As Canada faces what Carney has described as a more hostile and divided world, it’s time, the prime minister said, for “bold action,” “a new course,” and a “dramatically” different economic path. A fuller picture of Carney’s map to navigate that path is still unknown.
The budget is expected to feature for the first time a separation between day-to-day operational spending and capital investments, which could be anything deemed to be designed to boost long-term growth. The government says this change will make it easier for Canadians to distinguish between the “spending” and the “investments.”
Critics say it’s just a trick, so the government will be able to say that it’s met its goal of balancing the operational budget within three years, instead of dealing with the actual budget deficit.
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Most economists are expecting Canada's Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to propose a deficit of C$70 billion ($49.91 billion) to C$90 billion for the year ending in March 2026.
(Canada last reported a deficit, of C$62 billion for 2023-24, a 77% jump from the previous year, helping to trigger former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation a year ago)
Budget votes have triggered elections in Canada before and the Liberals' fate “likely” hinges on the small left-leaning New Democratic Party, which has just seven legislators, lacks a leader and is short of money. If the party abstains, Carney will survive.
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As Canada faces what Carney has described as a more hostile and divided world, it’s time, the prime minister said, for “bold action,” “a new course,” and a “dramatically” different economic path. A fuller picture of Carney’s map to navigate that path is still unknown.
The budget is expected to feature for the first time a separation between day-to-day operational spending and capital investments, which could be anything deemed to be designed to boost long-term growth. The government says this change will make it easier for Canadians to distinguish between the “spending” and the “investments.”
Critics say it’s just a trick, so the government will be able to say that it’s met its goal of balancing the operational budget within three years, instead of dealing with the actual budget deficit.
Big-ticket spending to federal staffing cuts: 7 things to watch for in Carney's first budget — National Post
Carney’s map to navigate a treacherous economic path is still unknown. But Canadians can look for important clues in Tuesday’s budget
Intelligence watchdogs ask Carney to spare them from federal budget cuts as security agencies grow — National Post
The agencies warn ‘with less, we will do less’ as the organizations they oversee are set to receive more money and broader powers
Budget to include $50-billion local infrastructure fund — The Globe and Mail
Finance Minister to announce funding for housing, transportation, hospitals and emergency services, as well as tens of billions in targeted savings
(Canada last reported a deficit, of C$62 billion for 2023-24, a 77% jump from the previous year, helping to trigger former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation a year ago)
Budget votes have triggered elections in Canada before and the Liberals' fate “likely” hinges on the small left-leaning New Democratic Party, which has just seven legislators, lacks a leader and is short of money. If the party abstains, Carney will survive.
Carney's first budget promises generational investments, tough choices in Canada to counter US trade rift — Reuters
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will unleash a major fiscal stimulus in his budget proposal on Tuesday as he aims to unlock billions of dollars in investment and transform the Canadian economy to rely less on the United States, its top trading partner.
Ottawa rejects $28K raise for federal judges, citing tariffs and defence spending — CBC News
The federal government has rejected judicial salary recommendations from an independent body seeking a $28,000 raise for federal judges.
Liberals scrapping 2 billion trees target as part of budget: sources — CBC News
The Liberal government is dropping its goal to plant two billion trees by 2031 as part of Tuesday's budget, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Budget to include $50-billion local infrastructure fund — The Globe and Mail
Finance Minister to announce funding for housing, transportation, hospitals and emergency services, as well as tens of billions in targeted savings
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Dude is describing IFTA without mentioning IFTA (international fuel tax agreement), it’s for every jurisdiction in the US and Canada (except for a couple of oddball states on the left coast of the US that aren’t in the program) for road taxes that’s hidden in the fuel costs.Why we needed a permit to cross provinces
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What he’s talking about is kind of misleading, because it’s not about interprovincial trade barriers.
IFTA is what replaced having 37 license plates on your truck from back in the smoky and the bandit days….& a remnant of that is those great big chrome foot tall & 8 foot wide bumpers that are still on the long nose Pete’s because you needed the space to put all those different license plates on. Trust me, IFTA is way easier…