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Federal budget projects a $62.3B deficit, promises ‘investment supercycle’
Budget 2026 adds tax breaks and spending plans to spur private investment and support housing, research and defence while keeping debt growth in check.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled the federal budget, projecting a $62.3 billion deficit this year while promising to kickstart an "investment supercycle" to lift Canadians' living standards.
- The government pledged to meet "fiscal anchors" including a declining debt-to-GDP ratio from 1.8 per cent this year to 1.3 per cent by 2030-31, anchoring the strategy in long-term fiscal discipline.
- Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the "Productivity Mega Deduction" allowing businesses to write off roughly two-thirds of capital assets, up from about 15 per cent, with a fiscal cost of $36 billion over five years.
- Beyond tax breaks, the budget promises increased funding for housing and grocery benefits, while the government plans to establish the Canada Strong Fund as a Crown corporation to co-invest in major national projects.
- Fiscal projections show the deficit arcing downward to $52.9 billion by 2030-31, as Ottawa aims to maintain competitiveness against the United States through strategic support for innovation and infrastructure.
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We talk about competitiveness, but also a little about sovereignty and the fight against homelessness.
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left10Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution91% Left
Bias Distribution
- 91% of the sources lean Left
91% Left
L 91%
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