Federal deficit hits the roof

November 5, 2025

Blacklock’s Reporter: Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne projects the 2025 deficit will be 192 percent higher than forecast but advised Canadians to sleep well tonight. The deficit, originally targeted at $26.8 billion, is now closer to $78.3 billion: “Tonight people will go to bed and say, ‘We’re going to be okay…

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