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Champagne’s budget and ‘Prosecco Prudence’ at The Met

Finance Minister Champagne takes a victory lap at The Métropolitain Brasserie on Nov. 4 at Politico and Earnscliffe Strategies’ post-budget party

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, celebrates with fellow Liberals, and hundreds of other politicos who packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on Nov. 4 at the post-budget 'Prudence and Prosecco' party hosted by Politico and Earnscliffe Strategies.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY STUART BENSON

November 5, 2025

Hundreds of politicos, journalists, and libatious Liberals joined Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne for a post-budget victory lap at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Nov. 4, at the usually annual post-budget party hosted by Politico and E...

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