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Budget includes CBC funding boost, pitches getting Canada into Eurovision
The 2025 budget allocates $150 million to modernize CBC and explore Canada’s first Eurovision entry, aiming to strengthen public broadcasting independence.
- Nov. 4, 2025, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced a $150 million budget for 2025–26 to strengthen CBC/Radio‑Canada and explore Eurovision participation.
- The government billed the plan as a 'Canada strong' budget aimed at economic and national security priorities, and earlier this year cultural sector stakeholders proposed Eurovision to bolster transatlantic ties.
- About $400 million in new cultural funding will support the Canada Music Fund, Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada, National Film Board, and small and community news outlets.
- The budget cuts veteran medical cannabis reimbursement from $8.50 to $6 per gram, with draft regulations in 2026 planned to stop transfer fees and plan talks with major banks.
- The budget scrapes the luxury tax on vehicles worth more than $100,000 and aircraft worth more than $250,000, expected to cost $135 million in revenue loss over five years, officials say.
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The opposition party would have wanted conditions attached to this funding announced in the Champagne budget.
·Montreal, Canada
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Ottawa focuses on investments in the audiovisual and music industries.
·Montreal, Canada
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Budget 2025: Canada in Eurovision? Mark Carney wants to make it happen.
While Canada has never entered the competition, multiple individual Canadians have participated throughout the years. Most notably, Celine Dion won the contest in 1988, representing Switzerland and singing 'Ne partez pas sans moi' (Don't Leave Without Me).
·Canada
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Total News Sources22
Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution59% Left
Bias Distribution
- 59% of the sources lean Left
59% Left
L 59%
C 33%
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