Canada elections 2025: Mark Carney's Liberals outline $130 billion spending on defence, housing, tax cuts
Saturday, 19 April 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the Liberal Party's election platform, promising to "spend less, invest more" to strengthen Canada. The platform outlines nearly $130 billion in new spending over four years, focusing on defence, housing, and tax cuts. While projecting a declining deficit-to-GDP ratio, the plan anticipates revenue from Canadian-imposed counter-tariffs on the United States.
In his first major address since leaving office, Joe Biden took sharp aim at Donald Trump's Social Security policies, accusing the administration of trying to "wreck it so they could rob it." Speaking at the ACRD conference in Chicago, Biden warned of potential delays in benefits, criticized GOP tax...
Most NATO members endorse Trump's demand to up defence spending to 5% of GDP, Mark Rutte says
US President Donald Trump insists that US allies should spend at least 5% so America can focus on..
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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte urged the UK government to hike its defence spending budget in a speech delivered in London on Monday. Speaking in Chatham House, Mr Rutte said: "We need a quantum..
Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake has expressed concern about the UK housing crisis worsening due to potential spending cuts. It comes as Rachel Reeves prepares to announce the government's..
Saturday, 19 April 2025
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