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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented the spring fiscal update on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Top takeaways from the spring financial update

The government’s deficit in 2025-26 was lower by $11.4-billion than anticipated in Budget 2025, partly because of better government revenues impacted by higher oil prices.

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First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

Two Liberal MPs—Terry Beech from British Columbia, and Peter Fragiskatos from Ontario—spent the most at over $150,000 each.

feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2025

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

Both Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc have conflict-of-interest screens in place.

list | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 1, 2025

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

By the end of 2025, the minority Liberals only managed two pass two substantive pieces of legislation—C-3 on citizenship rules and C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act—and three supply bills.

feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 22, 2025