Feds request $24.8-billion boost as Liberals double down on budget 2024 pledges in latest estimates

A quarter of new spending in the latest estimates is tied to the 2024 federal budget with big-ticket items for Indigenous Services and National Defence. But some programs like pharmacare and the Canada Disability Benefit are yet to be funded.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the government’s latest spending estimates on Nov. 18, including big-ticket items for Indigenous Services and National Defence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

November 21, 2024

The Liberal government's latest round of estimates outline $6.4-billion in new spending to fulfill budget 2024 promises, representing about a quarter of the total dollars set out.

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