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Eligible British Columbians could get up to $16,000 and up to  $19,000 if they live northern B.C. for converting their oil, propane or natural gas systems to heat pumps under an agreement between B.C. and the federal government. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. residents could get up to $19,000 in heat pump rebates

Federal and provincial ministers announce new program Monday

 

The federal budget tabled by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, here seen Friday (April 19) at the University of Victoria, is getting a thumbs-down from the Business Council of British Columbia because of its lacking fiscal discipline and other effects on B.C. The B.C. Office of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calls the budget “decent” but notes that it won’t have an effect for years, if at all. (Mark Page/Black Press Media)

B.C. economists spar about what about the federal budget means for B.C.

BCBC’s David Williams laments ‘lack of fiscal discipline’ while CCPA’ Marc Lee calls it ‘decent’

 

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. It’s now up to the federal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Liberals file a federal budget for young voters, will it work?

Government must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up

 

Premier David Eby says B.C. is happy to take all federal infrastructure money tied to more housing refused by other provinces, because the province has already done its homework to build more housing. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

B.C. ahead of curve as feds roll out big housing dollars with demands: Eby

Federal budget includes billions for infrastructure tied to more housing

Premier David Eby says B.C. is happy to take all federal infrastructure money tied to more housing refused by other provinces, because the province has already done its homework to build more housing. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland receives applause as she shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, after she presented the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

‘Generational fairness’ the theme as Liberals unveil $535B budget

‘We are acting today to ensure fairness for every generation’

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland receives applause as she shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, after she presented the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Budget 2024: Capital gains hike coming as the wealthy asked to pay more

Deficit is projected to be $39.8 billion for the 2024-25 fiscal year

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Smokers and vapers will be the target of a new tax unveiled April 16 by Canada’s federal government. Photo Lindsay Fox/EcigaretteReviewed.com

Budget 2024: Smokers and vapers to help pay for increased drug spending

New taxes expected to curb smoking, add $1.7B to federal coffers

Smokers and vapers will be the target of a new tax unveiled April 16 by Canada’s federal government. Photo Lindsay Fox/EcigaretteReviewed.com
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Budget 2024: $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees won’t bridge infrastructure gap

Guarantees in 2024 budget allow communities to decide which projects to invest in

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
An estimated 90,000 cars are stolen each year in Canada and many of the thefts involve organized crime. file photo

Budget 2024: Criminal code changes aim to put the brakes on car theft

Increased penalties being coupled with new laws making certain theft-related tools illegal

An estimated 90,000 cars are stolen each year in Canada and many of the thefts involve organized crime. file photo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland listens to a speaker during a news conference for a housing announcement in Vancouver, B.C., on March 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Budget 2024: 5 years worth of carbon rebates on the way to businesses

Rebates worth $2.5B included in budget as Liberals stand by their carbon plan

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland listens to a speaker during a news conference for a housing announcement in Vancouver, B.C., on March 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

After weeks of teasing, Freeland to present federal budget this afternoon

Government hoping to win back disgruntled voters struggling with inflation

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland tries on a pair of shoes from direct-to-consumer footwear company Maguire during a pre-budget photo op in her office in Ottawa, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Liberals set to ‘meet the moment’, appeal to voters as budget unveiled Tuesday

Government has already announced much new spending, about to explain how they will foot the bill

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland tries on a pair of shoes from direct-to-consumer footwear company Maguire during a pre-budget photo op in her office in Ottawa, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland participates in a news conference to announce a new youth mental health fund at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Middle-class safe from tax hikes says Freeland, no such promise to the wealthy

Finance minister doesn’t rule out new taxes on wealthy or corporate Canada in upcoming budget

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland participates in a news conference to announce a new youth mental health fund at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights among measures to protect renters. (Screencap)

New bill of rights helping renters unveiled by Trudeau in B.C.

Wednesday’s announcement includes making rental payments count toward credit scores

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights among measures to protect renters. (Screencap)
Lisa Marie Barron, Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP, and Jagmeet Singh, federal NDP party leader, recently visited Nanaimo’s Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank. Singh said B.C. is an example of what can be achieved elsewhere in Canada. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Feds paying close attention to B.C. policies as a national reference point

Housing, climate and social programs under national scrutiny as an inspiration or a warning

Lisa Marie Barron, Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP, and Jagmeet Singh, federal NDP party leader, recently visited Nanaimo’s Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank. Singh said B.C. is an example of what can be achieved elsewhere in Canada. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Premier David Eby met with Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Monday afternoon prior to next month’s federal budget. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

Deputy PM Freeland brings promise of ‘housing, housing, housing’ to B.C.

Freeland, who is also finance minister, met with Premier David Eby Monday in Victoria

Premier David Eby met with Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Monday afternoon prior to next month’s federal budget. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, announced an investment of over $61 million for 3,000 community-based projects through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

402 senior projects in B.C. to receive federal funding

Over 400 new projects in B.C. are getting support from the country to empower communities

Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, announced an investment of over $61 million for 3,000 community-based projects through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Iglika Ivanova, senior economist and public interest researcher at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office, calls the dental plan part of this year’s federal budget a significant investment but laments the lack of money for housing and infrastructure. (Courtesy of Unsplash)

Underfunded transit systems, combatting ‘sky-high’ rent missing in federal budget

Dental program will benefit many lower-income British Columbians but more help is needed

Iglika Ivanova, senior economist and public interest researcher at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office, calls the dental plan part of this year’s federal budget a significant investment but laments the lack of money for housing and infrastructure. (Courtesy of Unsplash)
Canada's ambition to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and stay competitive in the low-carbon industrial revolution underway is a complicated plan that hinges on one main thing: electricity. Power lines are seen against cloudy skies near Kingston, Ont. , Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Five things to know about Canada’s electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech

Here’s a snapshot of Canada’s power situation and Ottawa’s aspirations of what it could be

Canada's ambition to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and stay competitive in the low-carbon industrial revolution underway is a complicated plan that hinges on one main thing: electricity. Power lines are seen against cloudy skies near Kingston, Ont. , Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The Royal Canadian Legion is asking the Trudeau government for more details about its promise of more money to address longstanding delays and backlogs for ill and injured veterans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Veterans’ groups call for answers as budget stokes memories of past cuts

Organizations seek clarity on how the federal budget will affect ill and injured ex-soldiers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The Royal Canadian Legion is asking the Trudeau government for more details about its promise of more money to address longstanding delays and backlogs for ill and injured veterans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang