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Poilievre sets diesel-tax and spending-cut demands before Tuesday's federal budget
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Poilievre sets diesel-tax and spending-cut demands before Tuesday's federal budget

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has sent the government a list of demands ahead of Tuesday's federal budget, including eliminating all federal taxes on diesel until Canada Day and cutting what he calls wasteful spending. In a letter, he accused the Liberals of breaking affordability promises, writing that everything is more expensive since they took office. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has said the budget will outline next steps in the government's plan to build a stronger, more resilient, and more affordable Canada. The budget, tabled November fifth, will be the first major test of whether the minority government can pass its fiscal plan. Also in this briefing: Mark Carney says Canada is seeking to become the European Union's first associate member, official Alberta results confirm a vote to stay, Danielle Smith expels separatist Jeff Rath from the UCP, and Manitoba and British Columbia stay on daylight time for good as the rest of Canada falls back.

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Conservatives demand suspending federal diesel taxes until Canada Day, twenty twenty-seven, to lower fuel costs.

Canadian diesel prices surged eighty percent year over year, reaching two dollars and seventy-four cents per litre.

Federal deficits are projected to reach over seventy billion dollars, breaching official fiscal guardrails.

Almost seventy-five percent of Alberta voters rejected separation, keeping the province firmly within Canada.

European Union member states rejected Canada's bid to become the bloc's first associate member.

British Columbia and Manitoba permanently abolished seasonal clock changes, defying warnings from sleep scientists.

In this episode
  1. 01Intro1 min
  2. 02Poilievre sets diesel-tax and spending-cut demands before Tuesday's federal budget: The fiscal confrontation2 min
  3. 03Poilievre sets diesel-tax and spending-cut demands before Tuesday's federal budget: Economic stakes and the confidence vote2 min
  4. 04Carney says Canada is seeking to become the EU's first associate member1 min
  5. 05Official Alberta results confirm vote to stay; Smith expels separatist Jeff Rath from UCP1 min
  6. 06Where things stand1 min
  7. 07Manitoba and B.C. stay on daylight time for good as the rest of Canada falls back2 min
  8. 08Outro1 min
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