Canada returns to ‘complex’ spending system, after ‘failed’ attempts at reform

The current budget system is an ‘embarrassment’ still in need of a revamp, say critics who hope a minority Parliament will give opportunities for opposition feedback and a better system.

Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos must table the main spending estimates by March 1. In the past two years, a pilot project meant they could be tabled later, by April 16, so the government could table its budget first and align the two documents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

February 26, 2020

Two years after the Liberal government brought in controversial reforms to Canada’s financial planning syst...

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