""If the situation deteriorates on the economic side, this [budget] will have to shift,' says @sahirkhan.bsky.social of IFSD. 'It’s about confidence in the short term, but the results of a major capital strategy & defence strategy are going to be felt over decades.'” www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Craving more #Budget2025 talk? IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget. Listen in here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social told CBC the job cut target is “relatively modest” compared to what some expected but #Budget2025 was light on detail. "If you don’t know who’s getting cut, which programs are getting cut, how do you know what the results are going to be?” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social told CBC the deficit is manageable. "Everybody in the G7 would gladly trade positions with 🇨🇦. There is no fiscal crisis & we’re not on any precipice." But “in the end, it’s all about execution. That was the Achilles’ heel of the last govt.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"Canada's former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund are both arguing Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget" Craig Lord of CP toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/16/i...

Darren Major from CBCNews: "IMF head says Canada has fiscal wiggle room as larger deficit looms." IFSD's Kevin Page comments: "It's not shocking to see a deficit go up because the economy is slowing and we have NATO commitments. To me, it's sustainable," www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

This is a really useful table from the folks at IFSD — especially if we're about to talk a lot about public debt and the cost of carrying that debt. www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...

I spoke with CBC's David Cochrane regarding the large fiscal reallocation exercise from the Carney Government. Lots to unpack about the spending base, strategy, targets, history of reviews and possible HR and other impacts. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

IFSD's Kevin Page and @DavidWCochrane have a substantive discussion on the gov't's decision to delay a budget until next year. KP: Too soon for a budget but a new Econ-Fiscal outlook required. Fall statement will end up looking like a budget (and should). www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

#ICYMI: In Behind the Ballot Episode 5, Sr. Consultant Greg Loerts and IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpack party platforms—and what the costing tells us about where the real priorities lie. Catch up before you cast your ballot: blueskystrategygroup.com/episode-5-pl... #cdnpoli #elxn45

"President Trump in an interview published Friday was adamant that he is serious about his talk of adding Canada as the 51st state" thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Think political platforms are just campaign theatre? Think again. From today's Behind the Ballot, IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social shares how costing a platform isn’t just math, it’s a political signal that shows where priorities (and trade-offs) lie. Watch now! #cdnpoli #elxn45

Kevin Page with Global News' Mackenzie Gray on the risk of firing the Bank of Canada Governor: "it would cause a financial shock. It would be a very bad move from a policy perspective and political one" globalnews.ca/video/111391...

“For the time being, the only exception to tariffs will be goods coming from Canada and Mexico that comply with the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement signed under Trump’s first term.” www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/b...

'There's no magic math': Why cutting government waste won't fund election promises, with Sahir Khan Hill Times: buff.ly/FpDE1UQ Apple: buff.ly/W9IqMDz Spotify: buff.ly/1wyvSJt

🎧 This week on WONK: Peter MacKay and @sahirkhan.bsky.social discuss the perils of public procurement and how the F-35 purchase still haunts us with host Amanda Lang.

My new piece on “fixing government” in Policy Magazine. It’s a public finance lens on doing better while building public confidence. www.policymagazine.ca/fixing-the-f...