Politics | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/politics/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:14:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Politics | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/politics/ 32 32 Ottawa’s operating spending — not capital — driving deeper deficits: PBO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ottawas-operating-spending-not-capital-driving-deeper-deficits-pbo/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:14:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525503 Champagne's press secretary pushed back on the PBO’s framing

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]]> Champagne’s biggest test yet — selling a ‘generational’ budget to anxious Canadians https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/champagnes-biggest-test-yet-selling-a-generational-budget-to-anxious-canadians/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:18:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524444 The Canada-U.S. trade war forms the backdrop of the entire budgetary plan

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]]> Trump, Powell bicker over Fed building renos as president ratchets up pressure campaign https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fed-gives-reporters-a-rare-look-at-its-2-5b-reno-project-as-tensions-flare-before-trump-visit/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:11:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=515934 U.S. president has backed away from comments suggesting the Fed chair could be fired

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]]> What each party’s election pledges will cost https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/what-each-partys-election-pledges-will-cost/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:27:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=507923 Here is how the claimed numbers will dent the federal debt

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]]> The financial cost of the Green Party’s 9 proposed measures https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/the-financial-cost-of-the-green-partys-9-proposed-measures/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:10:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=507144 An annual wealth tax would rake in $121 million over 5 years

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]]> Trade war with U.S. pushes Quebec budget into record $13.6B deficit https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/trade-war-with-u-s-pushes-quebec-budget-into-record-13-6b-deficit/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:28:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=505459 Province plans to spend $11 billion on infrastructure over three years to stimulate the economy

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]]> Ottawa posts $21.7B deficit for April-to-December period https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/ottawa-posts-21-7b-deficit-for-april-to-december-period/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:52:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=503484 The result compared with a deficit of $23.6B for the same period a year earlier

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]]> Federal government posts $22.7B deficit from April-to-November period https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/federal-government-posts-22-7b-deficit-from-april-to-november-period/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:07:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501439 Over the same period last year, the government posted a $19.1B deficit

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]]> Trump, tariffs and turbulence: What Canadian investors need to know https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/trump-tariffs-and-turbulence-what-canadian-investors-need-to-know/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:01:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500924 Corrado Tiralongo of Canada Life Investment Management offers a breakdown of the trade news coming out of Washington, D.C.

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]]> Transcript: Trump, tariffs and turbulence: What Canadian investors need to know https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/transcripts/transcript-trump-tariffs-and-turbulence-what-canadian-investors-need-to-know/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:01:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500928 Corrado Tiralongo of Canada Life Investment Management offers a breakdown of the trade news coming out of Washington, D.C.

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