"Achieving the proposed cuts is a ‘very doable’ goal, but ‘it's not going to be an easy job.’” Kevin Page in today’s Star. He added heightened transparency is needed. "When the prime minister talks about a hinge moment, let's make this a hinge moment for scrutiny.” www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Interested in updates from IFSD? Sign up here to join our mailing list: 👇 eepurl.com/dHxNFv And check out our latest update. Read IFSD's #Budget2025 takeaways: mailchi.mp/ifsd.ca/ifsd...

📰I give #Budget2025 an overall grade of ‘B+’...I want Parliament to approve the Budget Plan & then work with the govt to strengthen transparency & accountability to ensure taxpayer resources are deployed effectively to meet the moment. @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page in today’s @thestar.com 🧵1/

💬 the two Indigenous depts receive almost the lowest reductions...they were hit less hard than other departments.💬 @ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social's Kevin Page to @aptnnews.bsky.social on #Budget2025 impact on Indigenous Peoples – and how reconciliation remains a work in progress. ➡️ Watch here (@6:00):

Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page goes on the investments made in the new federal budget: "Right now we got a strategy, but we have to see the implementation". Full interview: youtu.be/tt_STtIBrDQ?...

""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-...

What's the verdict on #Budget2025? IFSD's Kevin Page told @globalnews.ca it was consistent with the Liberal platform but the govt's plan to build, diversify trade & attract investment will take time. With 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 trade rupture, 1st hurdle will be passing the budget. globalnews.ca/video/embed/...

IFSD's VP Sahir Khan told BNN #Budget2025 is more a pivot than generational change, but could redefine fed governing for a decade. Budget gets a good grade but it's a midterm mark. The final grade depends on execution, the Achilles heel of the previous govt. 👉 www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...

"Is there a consensus on the economic and political challenges facing Canada? Is this a hinge moment requiring major policy shifts or a storm that can be navigated with existing equipment?" Read more from IFSD's Kevin Page on #Budget2025 in Policy Magazine 👇 www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...

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...

IFSD's Mostafa Askari spoke to CTV News about how this wasn't a "feel good kind of budget for average Canadians that they can feel right away" but has more of a long term vision "that the economy needs to pivot" to achieve better growth and higher productivity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QewT...

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 Sahir Khan told CBC uptake on the Public Service Pension Plan early retirement offer in #Budget2025 could depend on what’s actually being offered. “I think if you were thinking of leaving...then maybe that’s an incentive to go, if the packages are generous enough." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Kevin Page spoke to @theglobeandmail.com saying the spending review "is significant, but I don’t think they’re done yet.” On the budget's bottom line he added that extra spending is understandable in light of the economic shock Canada is facing due. More: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

IFSD's Kevin Page spoke to Global about economic growth and #Budget2025 "It has to tell people that, you know, we can do this. We can build, you know, we built infrastructure before, we can do this again. And we could do it in a very timely way." Read more: globalnews.ca/news/1151058...

Less than half an hour until #Budget2025 is tabled. While you wait, check out IFSD's VP Sahir Khan speaking to CP24 about the high stakes and challenges facing the government today. And come back after the Budget is released for more on what today's budget means for you and 🇨🇦's economy.

Follow IFSD for analysis and reaction to Minister Champagne's highly anticipated #Budget2025. We'll look past the top line and dig into what the numbers really mean.

IFSD VP Sahir Khan told CTV about how the budget must focus on capital and investment, while affordability and employment will remain top concerns. “I think it’s fair to say we’re dealing with trade that’s been weaponized by our largest trading partner...I don’t think it’s business as usual."

A former assistant parliamentary budget officer says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget will need to focus on investment and growth as Canada struggles with the fallout of a trade war with the United States.

"...N’empêche, M. Khan prévoit que les prochains mois seront durs pour toute la fonction publique. Le PM Mark Carney demande au gouvernement d’en faire plus, il a un programme avec de l’ambition, mais il va l’implanter avec une fonction publique réduite." ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...

#Budget2025 expected to make generational investments to transform 🇨🇦's economy. IFSD's Kevin Page & CAAF's Lesley Burns argue people must have confidence govt oversight will be ready to meet this hinge moment. Read more in Policy Magazine: www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2005-...

Darren Major from @cbcnews.ca: "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...

IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social on the spending review on ISC: ISC will have to ensure the federal govt's constitutional obligations, and court orders arising from them (e.g. CHRT), are upheld. But the review will also force a review of ISC program results and overhead. cbc.ca/news/indigen...

The IFSD fiscal credibility platform assessments for the New Democratic Party of Canada: ifsd.ca/2025/04/ifsd...

The IFSD fiscal credibility platform assessments for the Conservative Party of Canada: ifsd.ca/2025/04/ifsd...

The IFSD fiscal credibility platform assessments for the Liberal Party of Canada has been posted: ifsd.ca/2025/04/ifsd...

IFSD's Kevin Page on hitting the 2% target for defence: it would require some combination of budget deficits, spending cuts and increase in revenues or a significant reallocation from existing spending. The choices are a matter of political will. globalnews.ca/news/1105033...

IFSD convened senior officials from operators, experts, and government on resilience of ICT from Canada and abroad (with support @TELUS). Economic security and social well-being are inextricably interconnected with ICT, making resilience everyone’s concern: ifsd.ca/2025/02/disc...

IFSD's Kevin Page in Campbell Clark's piece on Mark Carney's proposed fiscal strategy: "...it would allow easier scrutiny of how well the government is controlling operating spending...It could also underline the value of capital spending on long-term assets" www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

I spoke with Catherine Cullen on CBC's The House about PM Trudeau's legacy. My comments focused on the major wealth transfer, over nearly a decade, that led to significant poverty alleviation, but at a significant fiscal and economic cost. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...