The federal government has announced that it will be breaking with its tradition of introducing budgets in the springtime, instead introducing them in the fall going forward.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne made the announcement on Oct. 6. While Conservatives have been critical of the government for not introducing a spring budget in 2025, and for expecting a heightened deficit in the upcoming fall budget, they did not protest the move.
“Changing the date Canadians are told how bad inflation and deficits are going to be is not going to give comfort to anybody,” Tory House Leader Andrew Scheer said during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 6. Aside from this comment, Conservatives did not question the government on the new budget cycle….