6 d. 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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1 week ago Budget signals tone shift on oil and gas, but key details still unclear: experts

The federal budget has signalled a shift in tone on the oil and gas sector, but experts say there’s still a lot of unknowns in how that will actually play out. “The nexus between energy security, economic security, and national security is clearer than ever before,” Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in the opening paragraph […]

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1 week ago EDITORIAL: Prime minister banks on debt to boost Canada’s economy

Mark Carney’s 1st budget is as advertised, financed in part by cutting government’s day-to-day operating expenses

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1 week ago With nearly $80B in red ink, Carney racks up largest ever non

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said this budget marked a 'generational investment' so that Canada could supercharge its economy

Economics

1 week ago Carney’s 1st budget aims to balance ‘generational’ spending with cuts

The question now is whether Carney’s decision to simultaneously run a sizeable deficit while slashing public service jobs will find support among opposition parties.

Economics

1 week ago Who is Champagne, the minister selling Canadians on Carney’s 1st budget?

Champagne is an old-school retail politician who prefers pressing the flesh to digital communications. Liberals tend to describe him with one word: gregarious.

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1 week ago Budget fédéral: le ministre Champagne «préoccupé» pour les petites entreprises, selon le propriétaire de Bottes Boulet à Saint

François-Philippe Champagne se soucie des petites entreprises canadiennes, estime le propriétaire de Bottes Boulet à Saint-Tite.

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2 w. ago Le ministre Champagne maintient le suspense autour d’un budget qui mariera déficits et austérité

Tous les partis d’opposition trouveront leur compte dans le plan qui sera dévoilé mardi, estime-t-il.

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2 w. ago Budget fédéral: le ministre Champagne trouve chaussure à son pied à Saint

En vue du budget de demain, le ministre Champagne a voulu faire les choses différemment en fabriquant une paire de chaussures noires.

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2 w. ago What is a 'sustainable' staffing in the public service for Mark Carney's government?

Finance Minister François Philippe Champagne's comments to reporters raise questions ahead of expected job cuts.

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2 w. ago Federal government’s plan to reduce public service will include layoffs

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne seemed to confirm the plan when he said that Ottawa would implement 'workforce adjustments'

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2 w. ago Budget to include funding for women, LGBTQ initiatives: Champagne

OTTAWA — The federal government says the upcoming budget will include new money to support women’s participation in leadership roles and to provide security for LGBTQ communities during Pride events. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez announced the funding at a press conference Wednesday. They were flanked by […]

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2 w. ago SellYourMac Expands to Canada, Offering Canadians a Trusted Way to Sell, Reuse, and Recycle Apple Devices

SYM, an OWC Company, Launches SYM Canada at www.sellyourmac.ca MISSISSAUGA, Ontario & CINCINNATI — SellYourMac.com (SYM), a reCommerce and IT asset transition service company committed to reusing, repurposing, and recycling used Apple products, today announced the launch of SellYourMac Canada, now available at www.sellyourmac.ca. Canadian customers can now easily and securely sell their used Apple […]

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3 w. ago Dressing as Trump for Halloween not so funny in 2025, Canadian costume shops say

Dressing up as Donald Trump used to be hilarious for Halloween, say Canadian businesses that rent or sell costumes, but they say hardly anyone is finding the joke funny in 2025. “Certainly I haven’t set up somebody dressing up like Trump in a very long time,” says Christy Greenwood, owner of Theatre Garage in Edmonton. […]

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3 w. ago Carney discussing budget plans with Poilievre, Blanchet on Wednesday

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is expected to table the budget on Nov. 4

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4 w. ago Le ministre Champagne promet des nouvelles exigences antifraudes pour les banques

Le ministre des Finances a aussi annoncé la création souhaitée d’une agence des crimes financiers.

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