Category: budget

The Only Way to Make Housing More Affordable in Canada Is to Increase Supply

Commentary For many, the purchase of a home means they’ve made it. Home ownership is a symbol of full and successful participation within the middle class. It indicates one has worked hard, saved funds, and been responsible. Most of us have been programmed to strive for home ownership and to make the purchase of a…


John Robson: The Budget: Piling on More Taxes and Regulations Won’t Fix Sluggish Economy

Commentary The Canadian federal budget arrived with the usual thud. It seems they just can’t help themselves. A number of commentators have already complained that instead of a brief, dry, factual explanation of the current government balance sheet and the ministry’s unrealistic expectations for it, it contains hundreds of pages of soothing bumf about good…


Mom Cooks Healthy Meals for the Family of 5 for Almost $1, Shares Handy Tip

A mom-of-three cooks delicious meals that cost less than 1 pound (approx. $1.30) for her family thanks to her frugal shopping habits. Natalie Riley, 39, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, uses her savvy skills to prepare a monthly meal plan to keep organized so that she doesn’t overspend on unnecessary items. Riley says that she…


NDP Used Its ‘Power’ to Obtain Concessions in Budget, Says Singh

The NDP says its deal with the Liberals bore fruit with the budget tabled on April 7 meeting some of their requests, while expressing disappointment that it didn’t go far enough on climate-related policies and healthcare spending. “Today, the NDP used our power to secure major progress on Dental Care and housing,” said NDP Leader…


Liberal Budget Focuses on ‘Supply Side’ to Curb Inflation

The Liberal government presented its first budget in the new Parliament on Thursday. While staying in line with the Liberal platform, the budget has been nudged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the inflation and housing affordability crisis, and the Liberals’ recent deal with the NDP. The government’s spending is set at $452.3 billion with a…


Senator Blasts Pentagon for Acting ‘Contrary to the Spirit of Government Transparency’

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) called out Pentagon leaders during a defense budget request hearing on April 7 for ongoing failures to produce declassified versions of the reports used to compile and assess the budget. “I think having this hearing without any detailed information about the budget and when we are unable to openly discuss any…


Liberals Set to Unveil 2022 Federal Budget That Promises Billions in New Spending

OTTAWA—The federal Liberals are set to unveil their latest spending plan today that aims to balance promises made to voters in last year’s election campaign, in the pact with the NDP, and recently to Canada’s global defence allies. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is scheduled to table the budget in the House of Commons this afternoon….


After Two Years of Uncertainty, Liberals Ready Budget Under Shifting Circumstances

After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the federal Liberals are readying to deliver an updated spending blueprint in a 2022 budget that, by all accounts, has been influenced by fast-changing circumstances. The result of a tumultuous few weeks is scheduled to be unveiled Thursday, but experts note the uncertainty has not gone away. Three-decade-high inflation…


Federal Budget the First Important Moment for Ndp-Liberal Pact, Says Finance Critic

The NDP is watching to see that spending pledges made in a deal with the Liberals are honoured by the government in this week’s federal budget, says a finance spokesman. Daniel Blaikie said the budget is “the first important moment” for its confidence deal with the Liberals, which included a number of NDP policy priorities…


Trump Budget Official Calls Biden’s Spending Proposal ‘Atrocious’

Russ Vought, a critical race theory (CRT) opponent who led the White House Office of Management and Budget under Trump, told The Epoch Times on Thursday that the amount of spending in President Joe Biden’s proposed 2023 budget is “atrocious.” Vought, who currently heads the anti-CRT organization Center for Renewing America, made the comments at…