Ottawa Repurposing $10.5B to Hike Spending on Health Care, Housing Over Three Years

Published on February 29, 2024

The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said on Feb. 29. The top-line numbers are contained in the government’s main spending estimates, which were tabled in the House of Commons on Feb. 29 morning. Nothing in the documents shows where the money is specifically being redirected. But the Liberals have previously promised to put more money towards key priorities such as health care and housing. The main estimates outline how much money departments and agencies are being allocated for the coming fiscal year, not including new spending that could be announced in the spring budget....

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