Liberal government’s decision to deliver all future budgets in the fall is significant

This one-off is much more than it appears to be. Along with finalizing the fall date on a permanent basis, the government is also restructuring how it determines spending.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured Oct. 6, 2025, on the Hill, will be releasing the federal budget on Nov. 4 in the House.

OTTAWA—Elections and budgets seem to stall governments. When it comes to an election, no one knows the outcome, so the bureaucracy must go into a holding pattern while they await the outcome. 

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