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A team with decades of experience. A trusted voice to governments, politicians, businesses, media and opinion leaders.
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Budget 2025: Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment - Policy Magazine
Budget 2025 will be tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on November 4th. It is an opportunity for Prime Minister Mark
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“When everything is in flux and the future is up for grabs.”
(-S. Rushdie)
Kevin Page warned last fall about 🇨🇦's difficult policy choices as we face this “hinge moment.”
As we continue to unpack PM Carney's Davos speech, MPs will return Monday to start dealing with the Budget Implementation Act.
(-S. Rushdie)
Kevin Page warned last fall about 🇨🇦's difficult policy choices as we face this “hinge moment.”
As we continue to unpack PM Carney's Davos speech, MPs will return Monday to start dealing with the Budget Implementation Act.
With a push to rethink how programs and services are delivered and a #BuyCanadian policy, procurement is facing real change. The risks of getting it wrong are significant.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social warns that w/o rethinking procurement, we may end up “outsourcing functions to keep that system going.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social warns that w/o rethinking procurement, we may end up “outsourcing functions to keep that system going.”
Public service job cuts will be 'minimal' in procurement and contracting roles, says PSPC
Public Services and Procurement cuts would add a layer of 'uncertainty' to the already murky field federal contracting, but could also open up opportunities that lead to better outcomes, say former pu...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
With a push to rethink how programs and services are delivered and a #BuyCanadian policy, procurement is facing real change. The risks of getting it wrong are significant.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social warns that w/o rethinking procurement, we may end up “outsourcing functions to keep that system going.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social warns that w/o rethinking procurement, we may end up “outsourcing functions to keep that system going.”
As the House returns today, the next #fiscalpolicy phase begins: moving beyond announcements and planning to execution.
Kevin Page gave #Budget2025 a “B+” for strategy—sound priorities, strong vision.
But the challenge now for the government is to turn vision and ambition into results.
Kevin Page gave #Budget2025 a “B+” for strategy—sound priorities, strong vision.
But the challenge now for the government is to turn vision and ambition into results.
As a former budget chief, this is how I’d grade Mark Carney’s first big economic test
The fate of the prime minister's high-stakes budget will be decided on November 17.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM
As the House returns today, the next #fiscalpolicy phase begins: moving beyond announcements and planning to execution.
Kevin Page gave #Budget2025 a “B+” for strategy—sound priorities, strong vision.
But the challenge now for the government is to turn vision and ambition into results.
Kevin Page gave #Budget2025 a “B+” for strategy—sound priorities, strong vision.
But the challenge now for the government is to turn vision and ambition into results.
“When everything is in flux and the future is up for grabs.”
(-S. Rushdie)
Kevin Page warned last fall about 🇨🇦's difficult policy choices as we face this “hinge moment.”
As we continue to unpack PM Carney's Davos speech, MPs will return Monday to start dealing with the Budget Implementation Act.
(-S. Rushdie)
Kevin Page warned last fall about 🇨🇦's difficult policy choices as we face this “hinge moment.”
As we continue to unpack PM Carney's Davos speech, MPs will return Monday to start dealing with the Budget Implementation Act.
Budget 2025: Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment - Policy Magazine
Budget 2025 will be tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on November 4th. It is an opportunity for Prime Minister Mark
www.policymagazine.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“When everything is in flux and the future is up for grabs.”
(-S. Rushdie)
Kevin Page warned last fall about 🇨🇦's difficult policy choices as we face this “hinge moment.”
As we continue to unpack PM Carney's Davos speech, MPs will return Monday to start dealing with the Budget Implementation Act.
(-S. Rushdie)
Kevin Page warned last fall about 🇨🇦's difficult policy choices as we face this “hinge moment.”
As we continue to unpack PM Carney's Davos speech, MPs will return Monday to start dealing with the Budget Implementation Act.
With the Arctic in the news, a timely reminder that 🇨🇦's sovereignty is LIVED, in Arctic communities.
Our credibility is strengthened by pairing defence modernization & economic development with investments that advance well being in Inuit Nunangat communities.
Read more: ifsd.ca/2025/08/link...
Our credibility is strengthened by pairing defence modernization & economic development with investments that advance well being in Inuit Nunangat communities.
Read more: ifsd.ca/2025/08/link...
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
With the Arctic in the news, a timely reminder that 🇨🇦's sovereignty is LIVED, in Arctic communities.
Our credibility is strengthened by pairing defence modernization & economic development with investments that advance well being in Inuit Nunangat communities.
Read more: ifsd.ca/2025/08/link...
Our credibility is strengthened by pairing defence modernization & economic development with investments that advance well being in Inuit Nunangat communities.
Read more: ifsd.ca/2025/08/link...
"I think the parliamentary budget officer should be neutral with respect to policy implications."
IFSD’s Kevin Page quoted in this important article about the future of 🇨🇦’s PBO — its mandate, its appearance of objectivity, and how it should best work.
Read more👉
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IFSD’s Kevin Page quoted in this important article about the future of 🇨🇦’s PBO — its mandate, its appearance of objectivity, and how it should best work.
Read more👉
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Leading economists want less talk, more numbers from federal budget watchdog | CBC News
This year, two things will happen to Canada's fiscal watchdog: Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will be replaced or made permanent, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"I think the parliamentary budget officer should be neutral with respect to policy implications."
IFSD’s Kevin Page quoted in this important article about the future of 🇨🇦’s PBO — its mandate, its appearance of objectivity, and how it should best work.
Read more👉
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
IFSD’s Kevin Page quoted in this important article about the future of 🇨🇦’s PBO — its mandate, its appearance of objectivity, and how it should best work.
Read more👉
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the year that was — and starting our lookahead to Budget 2026.
🎉 Happy New Year 🎉, from the whole team at @IFSD_IFPD.
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🎉 Happy New Year 🎉, from the whole team at @IFSD_IFPD.
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Looking Back at 2025, Ahead to 2026
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December 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the year that was — and starting our lookahead to Budget 2026.
🎉 Happy New Year 🎉, from the whole team at @IFSD_IFPD.
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🎉 Happy New Year 🎉, from the whole team at @IFSD_IFPD.
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The federal government has announced a new offer around First Nations child and family services funding reform to bring to the Human Rights Tribunal.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The federal government has announced a new offer around First Nations child and family services funding reform to bring to the Human Rights Tribunal.
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We are proud of our work with @uottawa.ca students. Providing opportunities to apply their skills beyond the classroom. Students can indeed contribute in meaningful ways to national policy debates.
Thanks to Adam Parwana & Hao Tian Shen from all of us at IFSD!
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Thanks to Adam Parwana & Hao Tian Shen from all of us at IFSD!
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Undergraduate Students Coauthor Articles in Policy Magazine | University of Ottawa
Adam Parwana and Hao Tian Shen collaborated with Kevin Page, President and CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD), on two timely and high-profile policy analyses examining Canada’...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We are proud of our work with @uottawa.ca students. Providing opportunities to apply their skills beyond the classroom. Students can indeed contribute in meaningful ways to national policy debates.
Thanks to Adam Parwana & Hao Tian Shen from all of us at IFSD!
www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/...
Thanks to Adam Parwana & Hao Tian Shen from all of us at IFSD!
www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/...
Our final newsletter of 2025 looks back at our work this year and ahead to 2026.
We also highlight work on funding reform for First Nations child and family services. In 2025 we published our final report: A blueprint for program reform.
Check out our Year-in-Review 👉
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We also highlight work on funding reform for First Nations child and family services. In 2025 we published our final report: A blueprint for program reform.
Check out our Year-in-Review 👉
mailchi.mp/ifsd.ca/back...
December 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our final newsletter of 2025 looks back at our work this year and ahead to 2026.
We also highlight work on funding reform for First Nations child and family services. In 2025 we published our final report: A blueprint for program reform.
Check out our Year-in-Review 👉
mailchi.mp/ifsd.ca/back...
We also highlight work on funding reform for First Nations child and family services. In 2025 we published our final report: A blueprint for program reform.
Check out our Year-in-Review 👉
mailchi.mp/ifsd.ca/back...
Peter Howitt's Nobel "is not just a celebration of academic excellence; it’s a moment of national reflection."
That's Kevin Page on how we go from Nobel‑level ideas to real‑world results. 🇨🇦 needs an innovation agenda to boost productivity. How we get there 👇
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
That's Kevin Page on how we go from Nobel‑level ideas to real‑world results. 🇨🇦 needs an innovation agenda to boost productivity. How we get there 👇
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
www.policymagazine.ca
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Peter Howitt's Nobel "is not just a celebration of academic excellence; it’s a moment of national reflection."
That's Kevin Page on how we go from Nobel‑level ideas to real‑world results. 🇨🇦 needs an innovation agenda to boost productivity. How we get there 👇
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
That's Kevin Page on how we go from Nobel‑level ideas to real‑world results. 🇨🇦 needs an innovation agenda to boost productivity. How we get there 👇
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
Thinking ahead–skating to where the puck will be–is critical for Canada to build on #Budget2025’s focus on capital investment to take on sagging productivity in #Budget2026.
Check out the latest piece in Policy Magazine from @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page.
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
Check out the latest piece in Policy Magazine from @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page.
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
Canada's Nobel Moment and Budget 2026: Inspiring an Innovation Agenda - Policy Magazine
On November 4th, Budget 2025 shifted the Carney government's policy priorities to economic growth and national defence in response to a rupture in Canada-US
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December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Thinking ahead–skating to where the puck will be–is critical for Canada to build on #Budget2025’s focus on capital investment to take on sagging productivity in #Budget2026.
Check out the latest piece in Policy Magazine from @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page.
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
Check out the latest piece in Policy Magazine from @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page.
www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-nobe...
If you are looking for more comprehensive background today on FN child welfare reform, read @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's report.
Requested by the AFN and the Caring Society, and guided by CHRT's orders, this report provides a blueprint for funding FNCFS Program reform.
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Requested by the AFN and the Caring Society, and guided by CHRT's orders, this report provides a blueprint for funding FNCFS Program reform.
ifsd.ca/wp-content/u...
ifsd.ca
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you are looking for more comprehensive background today on FN child welfare reform, read @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's report.
Requested by the AFN and the Caring Society, and guided by CHRT's orders, this report provides a blueprint for funding FNCFS Program reform.
ifsd.ca/wp-content/u...
Requested by the AFN and the Caring Society, and guided by CHRT's orders, this report provides a blueprint for funding FNCFS Program reform.
ifsd.ca/wp-content/u...
Does the political noise around the deficit TREE risk us losing our way in the FOREST of this extraordinary policy moment for 🇨🇦 and our economy?
In Oct, Kevin Page wrote about the moment and its historical context in "Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment."
More: 📰
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
In Oct, Kevin Page wrote about the moment and its historical context in "Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment."
More: 📰
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
Budget 2025: Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment - Policy Magazine
Budget 2025 will be tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on November 4th. It is an opportunity for Prime Minister Mark
www.policymagazine.ca
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Does the political noise around the deficit TREE risk us losing our way in the FOREST of this extraordinary policy moment for 🇨🇦 and our economy?
In Oct, Kevin Page wrote about the moment and its historical context in "Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment."
More: 📰
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
In Oct, Kevin Page wrote about the moment and its historical context in "Financing Canada’s Hinge Moment."
More: 📰
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
Kevin Page sat down with MIR Talks host Theodore Yohalem Shouse.
They talk #Budget2025, revisit the creation of the PBO and discuss Kevin's previous experience with PM Mark Carney when he was a public servant in the early 2000's.
Listen to their full discussion on 👇
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They talk #Budget2025, revisit the creation of the PBO and discuss Kevin's previous experience with PM Mark Carney when he was a public servant in the early 2000's.
Listen to their full discussion on 👇
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zrdk6-...
MIR Meets: Kevin Page
Host Theodore Yohalem Shouse sits down with economist Kevin Page, Canada’s inaugural parliamentary budget officer and current director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, to discuss the ...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Kevin Page sat down with MIR Talks host Theodore Yohalem Shouse.
They talk #Budget2025, revisit the creation of the PBO and discuss Kevin's previous experience with PM Mark Carney when he was a public servant in the early 2000's.
Listen to their full discussion on 👇
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zrdk6-...
They talk #Budget2025, revisit the creation of the PBO and discuss Kevin's previous experience with PM Mark Carney when he was a public servant in the early 2000's.
Listen to their full discussion on 👇
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zrdk6-...
Will AI save the govt 💲? Or become another Phoenix-like fiasco for the government?
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
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Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’
Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system for some observers.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Will AI save the govt 💲? Or become another Phoenix-like fiasco for the government?
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
"Achieving the proposed cuts is a ‘very doable’ goal, but ‘it's not going to be an easy job.’”
Kevin Page in today’s Star. He added heightened transparency is needed.
"When the prime minister talks about a hinge moment, let's make this a hinge moment for scrutiny.”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Kevin Page in today’s Star. He added heightened transparency is needed.
"When the prime minister talks about a hinge moment, let's make this a hinge moment for scrutiny.”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Why it will take months to get details on Mark Carney’s plans to cut $58.2 billion in federal spending
But more than a week after the prime minister revealed his highly-anticipated first budget, questions remain about what exactly the sacrifices will be and how they will come to fruition
www.thestar.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"Achieving the proposed cuts is a ‘very doable’ goal, but ‘it's not going to be an easy job.’”
Kevin Page in today’s Star. He added heightened transparency is needed.
"When the prime minister talks about a hinge moment, let's make this a hinge moment for scrutiny.”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Kevin Page in today’s Star. He added heightened transparency is needed.
"When the prime minister talks about a hinge moment, let's make this a hinge moment for scrutiny.”
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Interested in updates from IFSD?
Sign up here to join our mailing list: 👇
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And check out our latest update.
Read IFSD's #Budget2025 takeaways:
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Read IFSD's #Budget2025 takeaways:
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📰I give #Budget2025 an overall grade of ‘B+’...I want Parliament to approve the Budget Plan & then work with the govt to strengthen transparency & accountability to ensure taxpayer resources are deployed effectively to meet the moment.
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page in today’s @thestar.com
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@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page in today’s @thestar.com
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November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📰I give #Budget2025 an overall grade of ‘B+’...I want Parliament to approve the Budget Plan & then work with the govt to strengthen transparency & accountability to ensure taxpayer resources are deployed effectively to meet the moment.
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page in today’s @thestar.com
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@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page in today’s @thestar.com
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💬 the two Indigenous depts receive almost the lowest reductions...they were hit less hard than other departments.💬
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page to @aptnnews.bsky.social on #Budget2025 impact on Indigenous Peoples – and how reconciliation remains a work in progress.
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@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page to @aptnnews.bsky.social on #Budget2025 impact on Indigenous Peoples – and how reconciliation remains a work in progress.
➡️ Watch here (@6:00):
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
💬 the two Indigenous depts receive almost the lowest reductions...they were hit less hard than other departments.💬
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page to @aptnnews.bsky.social on #Budget2025 impact on Indigenous Peoples – and how reconciliation remains a work in progress.
➡️ Watch here (@6:00):
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page to @aptnnews.bsky.social on #Budget2025 impact on Indigenous Peoples – and how reconciliation remains a work in progress.
➡️ Watch here (@6:00):
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Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page goes on the investments made in the new federal budget: "Right now we got a strategy, but we have to see the implementation".
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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page goes on the investments made in the new federal budget: "Right now we got a strategy, but we have to see the implementation".
Full interview: youtu.be/tt_STtIBrDQ?...
Full interview: youtu.be/tt_STtIBrDQ?...
""If the situation deteriorates on the economic side, this [budget] will have to shift,' says @sahirkhan.bsky.social of IFSD. 'It’s about confidence in the short term, but the results of a major capital strategy & defence strategy are going to be felt over decades.'”
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ANALYSIS | Budget charts difficult path out of current crisis — with small margin of error | CBC News
The 2025 federal budget plots a path for the Canadian economy to emerge from the current crisis. But it also highlights just how deep a hole the economy is in right now and how small the margin for er...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
""If the situation deteriorates on the economic side, this [budget] will have to shift,' says @sahirkhan.bsky.social of IFSD. 'It’s about confidence in the short term, but the results of a major capital strategy & defence strategy are going to be felt over decades.'”
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Craving more #Budget2025 talk?
IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
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IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Craving more #Budget2025 talk?
IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
What's the verdict on #Budget2025?
IFSD's Kevin Page told @globalnews.ca it was consistent with the Liberal platform but the govt's plan to build, diversify trade & attract investment will take time.
With 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 trade rupture, 1st hurdle will be passing the budget.
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IFSD's Kevin Page told @globalnews.ca it was consistent with the Liberal platform but the govt's plan to build, diversify trade & attract investment will take time.
With 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 trade rupture, 1st hurdle will be passing the budget.
globalnews.ca/video/embed/...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What's the verdict on #Budget2025?
IFSD's Kevin Page told @globalnews.ca it was consistent with the Liberal platform but the govt's plan to build, diversify trade & attract investment will take time.
With 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 trade rupture, 1st hurdle will be passing the budget.
globalnews.ca/video/embed/...
IFSD's Kevin Page told @globalnews.ca it was consistent with the Liberal platform but the govt's plan to build, diversify trade & attract investment will take time.
With 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 trade rupture, 1st hurdle will be passing the budget.
globalnews.ca/video/embed/...
IFSD's VP Sahir Khan told BNN #Budget2025 is more a pivot than generational change, but could redefine fed governing for a decade.
Budget gets a good grade but it's a midterm mark. The final grade depends on execution, the Achilles heel of the previous govt.
👉 www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...
Budget gets a good grade but it's a midterm mark. The final grade depends on execution, the Achilles heel of the previous govt.
👉 www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...
- BNN Bloomberg
Sahir Khan, vice president of Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy and former assistant parliamentary budget officer at UOttawa, joins BNN Bloomberg to
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November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
IFSD's VP Sahir Khan told BNN #Budget2025 is more a pivot than generational change, but could redefine fed governing for a decade.
Budget gets a good grade but it's a midterm mark. The final grade depends on execution, the Achilles heel of the previous govt.
👉 www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...
Budget gets a good grade but it's a midterm mark. The final grade depends on execution, the Achilles heel of the previous govt.
👉 www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...
"Is there a consensus on the economic and political challenges facing Canada? Is this a hinge moment requiring major policy shifts or a storm that can be navigated with existing equipment?"
Read more from IFSD's Kevin Page on #Budget2025 in Policy Magazine 👇
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Read more from IFSD's Kevin Page on #Budget2025 in Policy Magazine 👇
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Budget 2025: A Capital Investment Agenda - Policy Magazine
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled Budget 2025 on November 4th, 2025. Given the spring election and the government’s commitment to change the
www.policymagazine.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Is there a consensus on the economic and political challenges facing Canada? Is this a hinge moment requiring major policy shifts or a storm that can be navigated with existing equipment?"
Read more from IFSD's Kevin Page on #Budget2025 in Policy Magazine 👇
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
Read more from IFSD's Kevin Page on #Budget2025 in Policy Magazine 👇
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...