[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[viper37]

1.6 Billion in new spending on domestic munitions production

Better be spent on drones.

Ukraine still uses artillery in its war against Russia.

We're going to need those when we deploy there in WW3 later this fall.

[Josephus]

impressed with Poilievre's speech in NY today.

Honestly, it's becoming harder to tell him and Carney apart.

[Jacob]

Really? What did he say?

[crazy canuck]

impressed with Poilievre's speech in NY today.

Honestly, it's becoming harder to tell him and Carney apart.

His message was the polar opposite of Carney's message. PP was talking about increasing the connections between the United States and Canada.

In what way did you think they were similar?

[Valmy]

His message was the polar opposite of Carney's message. PP was talking about increasing the connections between the United States and Canada.

If he said that he is an ass.

[HVC]

His message was the polar opposite of Carney's message. PP was talking about increasing the connections between the United States and Canada.

If he said that he is an ass.

In another move to emulate his hero Mr. P is now part of the Rogansphere.

[viper37]

To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs

Welcome back, Mr Harper!

[crazy canuck]

That is a pretty misleading headline, its as if the Editorial staff didn't know how to read that chart.  The Tri-Council funding agencies (the federal science funding agencies) are getting big increases in their budgets

[Oexmelin]

Most of that increase in the Tri Council is super targeted, which threatens a lot of research in the humanities.

Parcs Canada is shuttering their research library to save a few thousands. Library and Archives is cutting on access to info, and its programs for local communities.

This isn't a good budget for the humanities.

[crazy canuck]

The humanities funding agency is getting 80 million more.

I understand that if you were in charge of the Secretariat you would change relief ending priorities. And then some other researcher would be critical of your priorities.

Your broad statement that it is bad for the humanities in general is something that the recipients of that extra $80 million in humanity research would probably disagree with.

[viper37]

That is a pretty misleading headline, its as if the Editorial staff didn't know how to read that chart.  The Tri-Council funding agencies (the federal science funding agencies) are getting big increases in their budgets

I gave the link, but maybe I should not have posted the picture as it's misleading.

Some dept do indeed get a spending boost, many get a spending cut:
Employment and Social Development Canada, for example, said it expects to save $1.4 billion "largely due to the sunsetting of temporary program funding, including the Early Learning and Child Care Program and Canada Summer Jobs."
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans plans to spend $371 million less between 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, a result of funding changes to the small craft harbours program and ongoing negotiations related to Indigenous programs and planned completion of associated agreements.
Global Affairs Canada will reduce its workforce by seven per cent, or 887 people, over the next two years and allow several overseas programs to "sunset," such as Canada's International Climate Finance Commitment. Sunsetting that program alone will save $812 million.
The Canadian Space Agency has had its budget cut by $400 million, or more than one-third, and cancelled further work on a lunar rover discovery vehicle.
But many of the other cuts are smaller as the government ends myriad support programs, including:

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will end its Agriculture Climate Solution Living Labs program, a program set up in 2021 with an annual budget of about $18 million.
• The government will not renew the $60-million-a-year Wine Sector Support Program.
• The Local Food Infrastructure — which gave community groups grants of up to $500,000 for greenhouses, cold storage and processing equipment — will end.
• The $36-million-a-year Tourism Growth Program will end. It provided grants to tourism businesses to develop new products and services.
• The Department of Canadian Heritage will make reductions in the Canada Cultural Space Fund, Canada Media Fund, Canada Periodical Fund and Local Journalism, realizing savings of $76 million by 2028-29. Meanwhile, the CBC will get $192 million less next year, a seven per cent spending cut.
• Library and Archives Canada will cut its spending by nearly $50 million over the next three years, partly by ending the Documentary Heritage Communities Program and reducing Access to Information and Privacy functions.

The biggest losers, so far as having their budgets cut, are the Canada Revenue Agency (down $4.3 billion, or 41 per cent, versus spending approved so far for 2025-26); Fisheries and Oceans ($4.3 billion, or 69 per cent); Indigenous Services ($3 billion, or 11 per cent), Crown-Indigenous Relations ($2.7 billion, or 19 pere cent) and Global Affairs Canada ($2.1 billion, or 23 per cent).

The biggest winners are the Department of Finance (up $8.5 billion, or 5.7 per cent), Employment and Social Development ($5.7 billion, or 5.4 per cent) and the Department of National Defence ($5.3 billion, or 11.6 per cent).

Editor's note: This story has been modified to clarify details about a planned spending reduction at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

[crazy canuck]

Yes, and I was committed on the headline which said there was a reduction in funding for research.