Premiers say Ottawa should have consulted with them more before tabling 2024 budget
Canada's premiers are accusing the federal government of doing a poor job of consulting with them before tabling the 2024 budget.
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Budget 2024 is pitching a long list of new laws
The 2024 federal budget, tabled Tuesday, includes dozens of new laws and amendments that cover everything from updates to the Criminal Code to how public servants unwind.
Bill Morneau slams Freeland's budget as a threat to investment, economic growth
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's predecessor Bill Morneau says there was talk of increasing the capital gains tax when he was on the job — but he resisted such a change because he feared it would discourage investment by companies and job creators.
Budget earmarks almost $3 billion in loans, grants for Ukraine
The new federal budget sets aside $2.72 billion in loans and donations for Ukraine in the current fiscal year, most of which is aimed at helping President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government keep the embattled country's finances afloat.
Canada Revenue Agency gets more teeth to catch potential tax cheats
The federal government is cracking down on potential tax cheats by introducing new measures to track cryptocurrency transactions and giving the Canada Revenue Agency more teeth to penalize taxpayers who refuse to disclose information it wants.
With its eighth budget, the Liberal government tries to re-win the fairness fight
The Trudeau government's eighth budget is aimed explicitly at the fact that, for many Canadians, life does not seem very fair right now. The present feels inequitable and the promise of a better future is not guaranteed.
2024 federal budget's key takeaways: Housing and carbon rebates, students and sin taxes
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland today tabled a 400-page-plus budget her government is pitching as a balm for anxious millennials and Generation Z.
Federal budget's funding boost for defence spread out over multiple years
The new federal budget promises good things will happen at the Department of National Defence … next year, and hopefully in the years after.