Read the speech: Champagne tables first budget to ‘weather the storm’

The finance minister called the budget ‘a generational plan’ investing $280-billion in capital over five years to address a time of ‘profound change.'

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the budget on Nov. 4, promising a plan that would address ‘generational challenges.’

Opinion

BY FRANCOIS-PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNE

November 4, 2025

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled his budget in the House of Commons on Nov. 4. Here is the nearly 5,000-word speech, according to the text shared with reporters before his address.

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