QUESTION PERIOD — Ministry of Natural Resources
Budget 2025
October 9, 2025
Minister, given your extensive experience in the private sector, you certainly understand the importance of clear, predictable fiscal planning and communication from government. Yet Canadians were left scratching their heads when your government announced a shift to a fall budgeting cycle, beginning with Budget 2025. That means one of two things: Either Canadians won’t see a budget from the current fiscal year or your government plans to combine two fiscal years in a single document.
Minister, for the sake of clarity and transparency, to which fiscal year will the November budget apply?
That’s a fabulous question for Minister Champagne.
I don’t think anyone was scratching their head. I think Minister Champagne said that every other G7 country produces a budget in November, and he is trying to align our fiscal timelines and budgets with those of our G7 partners to make them more comparable. I believe that’s what he said in the House.
But your question is best directed to Minister Champagne.
My supplementary was to follow up on whether it would include this year. I will save that for Minister Champagne when he is here, but I assume that, being at the cabinet table, you could give us a sense of clarity for the sake of Canadians. It is their money, after all.
At the cabinet table, we are very focused on putting together a budget that grows Canada.
