Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said his party will not be voting in favour of the Liberal government’s spending plan, saying the expenditures will drive up inflation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will not be tabling a budget this spring, but his government tabled the Main Estimates this week, which are part of the parliamentary financial cycle and outline the funds provided to departments and programs.
The Main Estimates for fiscal 2025–26 indicate $486.9 billion in spending, an increase of 8 percent over the previous year.
“Mark Carney introduced a half trillion dollars of spending with no budget, the first time that that has happened in decades,” Poilievre told reporters in Ottawa on May 30….