Next budget will be one of toughest in recent years

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is faced not only with the ongoing investment and trade effects from the U.S.-initiated breakdown in bilateral trade, but also by the threat of future inflation from rising oil prices and other factors triggered partly by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on the Hill on Sept. 21, 2026, will table the federal budget on Nov. 5 in the House of Commons.

TORONTO—The Nov. 5 budget will be one of the most difficult in recent years. 

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