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PBO: MPs Should Approve Fiscal Target Changes

Canada's fiscal watchdog says Ottawa should seek House of Commons approval to alter key fiscal targets, like the recently abandoned debt-to-GDP anchor. Read the latest on federal spending.

Green Leader May calls budget vote a 'mistake'

Green Party leader Elizabeth May publicly states her vote for the government's budget was an error, pledging it will not happen again. Get the full story on this political reversal.

Calgary City Council Begins 2025 Budget Decisions

Calgary's city council started its crucial budget deliberations on Monday, December 1, 2025, considering several amendments that will shape municipal spending. Follow the latest developments.

PBO: Low Chance Carney Govt Hits Fiscal Targets

Canada's budget watchdog reports a mere 7.5% probability the Carney government will achieve its key fiscal anchors, including reducing the deficit-to-GDP ratio. Read the analysis.

Budget Showdown Fizzles: Politics Over Principle

The Liberal government survives a critical budget vote as opposition threats dissolve. Discover why no party wanted a Christmas election and the political calculations behind the anticlimax.

Interim PBO's Fiscal Honesty Threatens His Job

Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques exposes unsustainable debt and accounting concerns in Carney government's budget. Will his transparency cost him the permanent position?

PBO reveals Liberal budget accounting tricks

Parliamentary Budget Officer confirms $94B in Liberal 'capital investments' don't meet standard definitions, exposing fiscal manipulation in Carney's first budget.

Liberals survive fourth confidence vote in Ottawa

Canada's minority Liberal government survives another confidence vote on a budgetary motion, averting a snap election as opposition leaders criticize their methods as unsustainable.

Carney's accounting tricks fail to impress

Parliamentary Budget Officer finds Carney government's capital spending definition 'overly expansive' in new report. Read the full analysis of Canada's fiscal framework.

Carney's budget passes as parties avoid election

Mark Carney's budget narrowly passes Parliament as Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives and other opposition parties avoid triggering an election. Analysis of the political calculations behind the vote.

Carney's Budget Passes, No Early Election

Prime Minister Mark Carney's budget passes crucial confidence vote, avoiding snap election. Liberals secure fourth term with $78.3-billion deficit plan.

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