It’s the Canadian federal budget episode of CGE Weekly. Host, J. Richard Jones, and Lori Turnbull, Deputy Editor for Canadian Government Executive, discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s the second budget for Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. How will this new budget differ from her previous emergency budget during the height of the COVID crisis?
In this episode:
- Are the spending taps being turned off?
- Is Canada spending enough on defence?
- How does the Supply and Confidence Agreement impact the budget?
- Does the budget fit the needs of regular Canadians right now?
- What does the budget do for affordable housing?
- Dental Care?
- Long term care?
- Education?
- And more!
