Commentary
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been carefully changing the culture of the Liberal government, from the free-spending approach of the Trudeau years to a more fiscally pragmatic one. He also has a willingness to shed some of the environmental controls that hindered resource development and is directing heavy spending into Canada’s military, signalling a strong departure from the priorities of the previous leadership, though he is keeping some key policies including the industrial carbon tax.
On the fiscal accountability front, one move Carney could and should make is to bring back the enforcement measures within the First Nations Financial Transparency Act (FNFTA)….