14 h. ago Why so upset about Ottawa Police getting more money? | Opinion

Mohammed Adam: The disconnect between the police and some of those they serve is on display ever year at budget time.

Events

1 week ago OC Transpo is missing its reliability targets, but fares are still set to rise

Ottawa city staff tabled a budget with a 2.5 per cent fare hike while bus reliability metrics continue to fall short of their targets.

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2 w. ago Ottawa's budget has nothing to solve OC Transpo’s crippling deficits | Opinion

Mohammed Adam: There is no question that Ottawa’s public transit is a mess, but we can’t keep looking for bailouts that never come.

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2 w. ago Ottawa’s budget legislation puts final nail in coffin of digital services tax

OTTAWA — Legislation to implement the Liberals’ new federal budget will also spell the end of Canada’s ill-fated digital services tax. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne introduced legislation in the House of Commons today to implement measures included in the federal budget, which narrowly passed a vote in the chamber on Monday. The formal repeal of […]

Economics

2 w. ago Le suspense persiste à Ottawa concernant le vote sur le budget

Des élections semblent peu probables, mais pas impossibles.

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3 w. ago Budget signals lower increases to health transfers, end of funding deals

OTTAWA — The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in the coming years, one economist says – and the Ontario government is calling for that to change. The Canada Health Transfer is projected to be $54.7 billion in 2025-26 and is set to grow by […]

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3 w. ago Ottawa cherche un directeur parlementaire du budget permanent

Son mandat peut durer sept ans et est renouvelable, mais une nomination permanente doit être approuvée par le Parlement.

Politics

3 w. ago Ottawa seeks new parliamentary budget officer with ‘tact and discretion’

The federal government's list of governor-in-council appointments includes a posting for a new budget officer, who offers analysis of budgets, campaign promises and spending plans.

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3 w. ago Ottawa is seeking a permanent parliamentary budget officer with ‘tact and discretion’

OTTAWA — Ottawa says it’s looking to hire a permanent parliamentary budget officer — someone with “tact and discretion” _ just a few months after appointing a highly critical fiscal watchdog on an interim basis. The federal government’s list of governor-in-council appointments includes a posting for a new budget officer — an independent agent of […]

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3 w. ago Ottawa draft budget focusing on 'stability' with 3.75% property tax hike

The property tax increase equates to about $166 more to the average household's tax bill next year.

Economics

3 w. ago Federal finance chief pitches Calgary on budget, says Ottawa should do better on regulations

'It's about time we start bragging about Canada,' François-Philippe Champagne said, noting earlier the strength of the country’s many industries

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3 w. ago Ottawa veut rassurer les communautés autochtones par rapport au budget

Certains programmes essentiels sont privés de tout financement pour l’an prochain.

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3 w. ago MALAKOV: Ottawa chooses ‘Eurovision’ over fighting disinformation

This year’s federal budget makes one thing painfully clear: Ottawa would rather fund a contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest than address the growing crisis in Canadian local and multicultural media. For two years, there were talks with the Department of Canadian Heritage about the collapse of independent third-language community television — programs that serve […]

Economics

3 w. ago TERRAZZANO: Mark Carney shrugs off debt problem with more borrowing

Prime minister's first budget shows Ottawa will borrow about $80 billion this year.

Economics

3 w. ago Federal budget falls short in addressing housing affordability in Ottawa: real estate board

The Ottawa Real Estate Board says the federal budget falls short of solving immediate challenges faced by renters and buyers in the city. 

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4 w. ago How many public service jobs is the government actually cutting?

Budget 2025 was both revelatory and confusing when it came to public service cuts. Here's what you need to know.

Politics

4 w. ago John Ivison: A veteran of rescuing Ottawa’s fiscal hide gives qualified support to Carney’s first budget 

David Dodge, a veteran of the '90s austerity budgets, said he suspects even more cutting will be required in the next two years

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last month Federal budget cuts may affect some of the pleasures that define Ottawa

It will take at least six months before measures like reduced museum hours or increased ticket prices come into effect, an economist says.

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last month 'An attack against one is an attack against all': Unions to fight public service cuts

Labour leaders convene to decry cuts unveiled in Budget 2025.

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last month François Legault juge le budget fédéral responsable, notamment en défense

François Legault s’abstient de critiquer le budget fédéral, même si Ottawa offre seulement la moitié des investissements demandés en infrastructures.

Politics