Canada narrowly approves Carney's 1st federal budget
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Beyond such particulars, a simple word count shows at least a change in emphasis. Carney promised a renewed focus on economic fundamentals, and his government's first budget makes 131 references to "productivity" — twice as many as the last Trudeau budget. At the same time, this budget was not a wholesale repudiation of the Trudeau era.
Canada could scrap a cap on oil and gas emissions in favor of other measures like strengthened industrial carbon pricing and the deployment of carbon capture and storage technology, the government said in a budget plan unveiled on Tuesday.