How a budget is made: a Q&A with former insider Sahir Khan

When does the budget process really start and finish? How are decisions made, and how do the best lobbyists get their issues addressed? A financial guru and former government budget-maker walks us through the process.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 21, 2021.
The fall means the return of Parliament, and, for some, time to start thinking about the next year's budget. The lengthy and complex budget-making process is among the most important things a government does each year, and the resulting document is as much about politics as it is about money. Many ...

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