Defence Minister David McGuinty says he’s not aware of any major spending cuts planned in social programs following a news article saying the finance minister is asking his colleagues to tighten the belt.
A July 7 article by The Globe & Mail says that Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has sent letters to cabinet ministers asking them to cut program spending by 7.5 percent in their departments by the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2026, with the requested cuts increasing to 10 percent for the year after that and 15 percent by 2028–29.
“I’ve just received that letter, I haven’t had a chance to talk to my colleague, but I have been part of no discussions with respect to, for example, significant social services cuts at a federal level,” McGuinty said during a July 7 funding announcement at Canadian Forces Base Trenton….