Liberals, Canada and Carney
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Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals on budget day, says in recent months he didn't feel aligned with the ideals advanced by the Conservative leader — and wanted to work to build Canada and 'not continue to be negative.'
Here's a brief look at the key numbers in the Liberal government's 2025 budget, from the size of the deficit to dollars pegged for key sectors.
The impending budget has been billed as a mixture of austerity and big spending. Here’s everything you need to know.
Carney’s government is left with the short-term dilemma of surviving a confidence vote, which could happen as early as the middle of November
A lawmaker defected from Canada’s opposition Conservative Party to the governing Liberals, a move that helps Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government pass its first federal budget in an upcoming vote.
Stephanie Levitz, Robert Fife, Steven Chase and Bill Curry report that multiple Liberal sources say the governing party has been in discussions with a number of Conservative MPs to gauge their willingness to either cross or sit as independents before a vote is held on the federal budget.
Ottawa's 2026-28 immigration levels plan, released as part of the 2025 budget, plots out significant reductions in the number of newcomers, while offering a temporary pathway to permanent residency status for temporary workers already in Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday put the fate of his Liberal government on the line, saying an opposition push to probe how Ottawa is tackling the coronavirus would be put to a confidence vote on Wednesday.