Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years
- The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion over the next three years from various departments, as stated by Treasury Board President Anita Anand.
- Departments will slash spending in certain areas while expecting larger budgets overall, with the Defence Department seeing a budget increase of more than $2.5 billion.
- The government introduced new programs like dental care and pharmacare, with an initial focus on diabetes and birth control drugs, revealed by Health Minister Mark Holland.
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Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years
The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion over the next three years from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said Thursday. The top-line numbers laying out which departments found savings and how much they're slashing are...
Ottawa Repurposing $10.5B to Hike Spending on Health Care, Housing Over Three Years
The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said on Feb. 29. The top-line numbers are contained in the government’s main spending estimates, which were tabled in the House of Commons on Feb. 29 morning. Nothing in the documents shows where the money is specifically being redirected. But the Liberals have previously promised to put mo…
Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years
OTTAWA — The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said Thursday.
Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years
OTTAWA — The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said Thursday.
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