• Ahead of budget, Poilievre urges Carney to end diesel taxes and cut spending

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-11-01 17:57:03.0
  Tags: [National, Taxation, Finance, Economy, Infrastructure, Transportation]

  Ahead of the federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to eliminate all taxes on diesel until Canada Day, suspend the GST on fuel, and scrap the Fuel Standard Tax. Poilievre also called on the government to curb spending by reducing bureaucracy, cutting wasteful foreign aid, and cancelling the ALTO high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City. Citing Parliamentary Budget Officer projections of $733 billion in additional debt over five years and a $63.3-billion deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year, Poilievre pressed the administration to maintain its debt anchors and lower deficits until the budget is balanced.

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• Canada Post CEO touts ‘early signs’ of recovery even as financial woes persist

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-22 21:45:13.0
  Tags: [National, Economy, Finance, Labour, Transportation]

  Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger announced early signs of financial recovery at the Crown corporation's annual public meeting, citing a reduced pre-tax loss of $277 million in the second quarter of the year compared to $407 million the previous year. To address structural challenges, Canada Post is phasing out door-to-door delivery for four million addresses over five years in favor of community mailboxes—targeting 700,000 households by the end of 2027—and launching a direct-to-consumer online marketplace named Canada Shops. These operational overhauls follow the federal government's adoption of recommendations from an Industrial Inquiry Commission led by William Kaplan, which lifted a moratorium on new community mailboxes and rural post office closures.

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• Canada seeks ‘private investment’ in airports but feds to keep land, assets

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-15 13:15:27.0
  Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Transportation, Economy, Finance]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government will seek private investment through long-term concessions to operate Canada's four largest airports. Under this new model, the federal government will retain ownership of the underlying land and assets while aiming to bring in new capital and operational expertise. The initiative is designed to unlock the economic value and growth potential of the nation's primary aviation hubs.

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• Carney says government to open up Canada's 4 largest airports to private investment

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-15 12:49:55.0
  Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Transportation, Economy, Finance]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government will open Canada's four largest airports—Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Montreal's Trudeau International Airport, and Calgary International Airport—to private investment through long-term operating concessions. While Ottawa will maintain ultimate ownership of the underlying land and assets, the government aims to unlock capital and operational expertise to reinvest billions of dollars into future public infrastructure. The initiative follows prior signaling in the federal budget and spring economic update, utilizing events like the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto to engage major global investors and pension funds.

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• Carney delivers remarks at investment summit as Liberals discuss airport privatization

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-15 12:31:10.0
  Tags: [National, Ontario, Economy, Finance, Trade, Infrastructure, Transportation]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto to attract $1 trillion in investments over the next five years, featuring a 66-page prospectus containing 167 projects. During the summit, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. announced a new $50 billion fund for large-scale investments structured on a 50-50 basis with up to $25 billion in equity capital from each organization. Additionally, Carney confirmed that the federal government is pursuing private investment and long-term concessions to operate Canada's four largest airports while keeping the underlying land and assets. These developments coincided with the implementation of new 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on select Canadian goods and protests organized by The Many vs. The Money coalition.

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