The federal budget misses Canada’s biggest AI opportunity
With targeted investment, women could play a transformative role in shaping this next phase of Canada’s artificial intelligence-fuelled growth.
PBO repeats calls for transparency after he says budget uses ‘made-in-Ottawa’ definition of capital spending
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques recommends the creation of an independent body that would define the government’s spending categories, after the feds unveiled a new structure shortly before the Nov. 4 budget was tabled.
Most Liberals believe Poilievre’s their ticket to remain in government
While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre’s.
Budget delivers measures to grow the economy, but fails to deliver urgently needed transformation and generational change
A new Council of Canadian Academies report underlines that bolder and more ambitious policies for innovation and productivity are needed now, more than ever.
Don’t forget the kids, health advocates tell feds
Children are ‘an afterthought,’ ‘get attention in a crisis, but not beyond,’ say advocates as they push for strategic action and funding for kids’ wellness.
‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin
The potential impact of these projects is up for debate as many are located in individual provinces or territories, and were previously approved by those jurisdictions. Meanwhile, the federal government wants to accelerate the construction of the Alto High-Speed Rail, Canada’s first high-speed railway from Toronto to Quebec City.
Bloc Leader Blanchet’s expletive about government’s budget negotiation strategy ‘not suitable for work,’ says Government House Leader MacKinnon
The Liberals are polling much higher than the Bloc Québécois, and time will tell ‘whose ass get bitten here,’ says Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski.
‘I’m not into games’: NDP MP Johns defends decision to abstain from budget vote
After meeting with municipal and Indigenous leaders in his B.C. riding, all of whom opposed an election, NDP MP Gord Johns says he was ‘confident’ in his decision to intentionally sit out the Nov. 17 budget vote.
Canada’s AI imperative: go big and bold
By rapidly implementing initiatives and scaling collaboration, Canada can shape AI’s global future on its terms.
Pivot to ‘economic reconciliation’ risks ‘squandering’ political goodwill as Indigenous social programs face funding gaps: observers
First Nations and Inuit leaders say the 2025 budget is a ‘missed opportunity’ with financial sunsets looming for critical education, health-care, and urban programs.
