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Canada's Spring Budget's Have Been Postponed Before

If the opposition wants the Liberal Gov't to fall, they should vote against one of the "supply bills," needed to fund government activities. They're also budgetary bills & confidence motions.

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Chuck Black
May 17, 2025
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The May 14th, 2025 CBC News post, “Liberals aren't planning to table a budget this year, finance minister says,” notes the obvious, the incoming Mark Carney Liberal government has decided to forego presenting a spring 2025 budget.

The CBC post quotes Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who noted that the decision reflected a “strategic pivot” to address immediate priorities amidst US trade uncertainties and a “compressed” parliamentary schedule caused by the April 28th, 2025 Canadian Federal election.

But the budget postponements also reflects government efforts to avoid fiscal scrutiny during transitions or crises.

For more on that perspective, check out the May 15th, 2025 CPAC on YouTube post, “Conservatives criticize Liberals’ decision not to table spring budget – May 15, 2025.”

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