Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Latest Paper

Budget

Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali’s second supplementary estimates for 2025-26, tabled on Nov. 7, outline $10.8-billion in spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | November 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government sold the budget as 'economically transformational,' but CFIB president Dan Kelly says it was 'a pretty high bar, and I would not say we even came close to that in this budget.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | November 7, 2025
News | BY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | November 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government sold the budget as 'economically transformational,' but CFIB president Dan Kelly says it was 'a pretty high bar, and I would not say we even came close to that in this budget.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
The budget did not clarify the future of some of the climate programs that are due to sunset in Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin's department in the coming years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
The budget did not clarify the future of some of the climate programs that are due to sunset in Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin's department in the coming years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | November 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Capital allocation is disciplined and deliberate in Prime Minister Mark Carney's budget, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | November 6, 2025
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | November 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Capital allocation is disciplined and deliberate in Prime Minister Mark Carney's budget, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Budget 2025 says the government intends to introduce legislation to regulate stablecoins, with the the Bank of Canada spending $10-million over two years to administer the ensuing legislation starting in 2026-27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Budget 2025 says the government intends to introduce legislation to regulate stablecoins, with the the Bank of Canada spending $10-million over two years to administer the ensuing legislation starting in 2026-27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025 | UPDATED November 7, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, pictured alongside his House Leader Christine Normandin, right, and MP Jean-Denis Garon, left, says his party will be voting against the Liberal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025 | UPDATED November 7, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025 | UPDATED November 7, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, pictured alongside his House Leader Christine Normandin, right, and MP Jean-Denis Garon, left, says his party will be voting against the Liberal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | October 8, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Without meaningful reductions in development charges, the financial strain will persist and affordability will remain out of reach, writes Olha Sotska. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | October 8, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Without meaningful reductions in development charges, the financial strain will persist and affordability will remain out of reach, writes Olha Sotska. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANTHONY SALLOUM | October 6, 2025
Albert Muchanga
African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga. The African continent holds some of the most promising markets in the world, despite Canada’s tendency to overlook them, writes Anthony Salloum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANTHONY SALLOUM | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY ANTHONY SALLOUM | October 6, 2025
Albert Muchanga
African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga. The African continent holds some of the most promising markets in the world, despite Canada’s tendency to overlook them, writes Anthony Salloum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the new format follows existing accounting principles, but the new presentation provides greater clarity on the difference between the government's day-to-day spending and capital investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the new format follows existing accounting principles, but the new presentation provides greater clarity on the difference between the government's day-to-day spending and capital investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FAE JOHNSTONE | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez, centre right, raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FAE JOHNSTONE | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY FAE JOHNSTONE | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez, centre right, raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 26, 2025
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques says the government’s fiscal position is 'certainly not sustainable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 26, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 26, 2025
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques says the government’s fiscal position is 'certainly not sustainable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | September 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson make an announcement about the government's new Build Canada Homes project at a modular home construction site in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | September 22, 2025
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | September 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson make an announcement about the government's new Build Canada Homes project at a modular home construction site in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 19, 2025
The prime minister appointed Jason Jacques, pictured, as interim Parliamentary Budget Officer for six months, the maximum length a person can be appointed to lead the independent body without Parliament's approval. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 19, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 19, 2025
The prime minister appointed Jason Jacques, pictured, as interim Parliamentary Budget Officer for six months, the maximum length a person can be appointed to lead the independent body without Parliament's approval. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2025
Jason Jacques, pictured, was appointed as the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer on Sept. 2 by Prime Minister Mark Carney for a six-month term. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2025
Jason Jacques, pictured, was appointed as the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer on Sept. 2 by Prime Minister Mark Carney for a six-month term. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | September 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty. To rebuild, rearm, and reinvest in the CAF, we must avoid the temptation to spend large streams of defence funding forthcoming in the fall and subsequent budgets in unstrategic ways, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | September 17, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | September 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty. To rebuild, rearm, and reinvest in the CAF, we must avoid the temptation to spend large streams of defence funding forthcoming in the fall and subsequent budgets in unstrategic ways, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | September 17, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on June 19. With Parliament back in session, expectations are high for the Carney government’s first budget, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | September 17, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | September 17, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on June 19. With Parliament back in session, expectations are high for the Carney government’s first budget, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade