The Liberal government says it plans to table a federal budget on Nov. 4.
The Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne spoke in the House of Commons on Tuesday and made the announcement during question period.
“We’re going to present a great budget in this House on the fourth of November, Mr. Speaker. This is going to be a generational investment in our future. We’re going to build this country, Mr. Speaker, we’re going to protect our communities, we’re going to empower Canadians,” Champagne said in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
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“We’re going to build the strongest economy in the G7. We’re going to build this country like never before. We’re going to build the Canada of the 21st century, Mr. Speaker, we are the true north, strong and free.”
The suggested timeline is slightly later than was originally signalled by the Carney government, which was aiming for next month.
While federal budgets are typically tabled in the spring to match the federal government’s fiscal year ending, Prime Minister Mark Carney delayed tabling a budget following the federal election in April.
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