Political Pulse Panel: What can Canadians expect from the 2024 federal budget?

Canadians will get a look at the state of federal finances when Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tables her budget next month. The Political Pulse Panel examines what can be expected from the 2024 budget and assess the performance of the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP during the first three months of this year.
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[@BudzzableRides]

Higher taxation, higher inflation, higher spending, higher homelessness, higher bankruptcies, higher suicide rates. Basically the same old thing.

[@AZ-bp5zo]

We Canadians demand an election as soon as possible!

[@user-dn1cy8ln2y]

You'll have to wait, until.........2024/25 for the next Federal Election.

[@Sceptera]

@@user-dn1cy8ln2y I demand an updated election method that lets me vote using the new online environment instead of losing time and money going at a specific, over-crowded, poorly managed place to go and vote. Allow online voting please, More people will vote as a result as well.

[@dsbarclayeng1]

Our media's news consists of three things: Half-truths, lies and trivia.

[@BudzzableRides]

If someone offered you or I millions we would lie for them too!

[@Peabodyout]

Payed by the Liberal government. All Canadians pay a 10 cent tax(1995). Now 17 and then gst.

[@gravitywell7650]

What can we expect? More spending, more debt.

[@user-dn1cy8ln2y]

.......both!!

[@hexxlaxx2992]

We expect another waste of money on programs that we can't afford. Digging us more and more into debt.

[@KINGHD4K]

It’s funny how whenever the CBC release a news that is pro Carbon Tax they disable the comments!

[@BudzzableRides]

Yellow Journalism.

[@CaSPeR_GHoST]

They had them open the other day on their CT video, they then just shadow banned every comment I wrote disproving what they claimed.

[@theowoytowich9959]

The Dental Plan and Pharmacare are all based on borrowed money. Taxpayers will be paying yearly interest on this borrowed money for the rest of their lives. This will result in higher taxes

[@jeffspicolli593]

And high inflation.

[@bridgetcarrancho846]

We don't pick a doctor based on whether they have nice things to say, we pick the one we think will make us well. We should pick politicians the same way.

[@robclarkson3697]

What can the government do to improve the economy? Stop spending and they are doing the opposite.

[@HR-sg7ug]

Looking at the current federal government, i would predict nothing good would happen for Canadians

[@daytonfunk1835]

CBC has been instructed by Trudeau to stop interviewing Premiers. They make too much sense. Trudeau is failing. 😂

[@sheribellagee9998]

C'mon....who relates to Freeland?

[@stacymclean7286]

This segment is a perfect example of how "experts" can talk forever without any substance.

[@jimwoodruff7515]

It's important to remember. Young people are angry. They are Justin's former base. Conservatives are speaking their language.

[@jptrainor]

And most of them haven't even read the recent RCMP report about the prospect of civil unrest due to that anger and the reasons it has developed.

[@landsea7332]

What can Canadians expect from the 2024 federal budget ? - A federal debt of $1.22 TRILLION with $48 BILLION in annual debt servicing costs , which is more than 10% of all federal government revenues - The Bank of Canada to print more money to pay for the budget deficit - More lies from Trudeau , Freeland and the CBC . - More money for Ukraine - Missing money from the budget .

[@howiefeltersnatch7905]

Someone please tell me how paying a government money, fights climate change? Everyone still needs heat, power, and gas. The facts say canada hasn't reduced its carbon footprint since this tax.

[@alexvandenheuvel4757]

I wish Pierre would propose his substitution to the carbon tax policy. I won't vote for the party until I hear something other than axing the tax. It's only half the solution, and I need to hear what he plans to do afterwards.

[@zibutzabut]

​​@@alexvandenheuvel4757 easy , he will go fix the earth cycle that has been going on for a few million years as well as strighten the sun a bit , because these are the scientific factors that affecs the climate which is changing all the time since the creation.

[@user-co6kn5ws5b]

Well said alex

[@theowoytowich9959]

What are you plans regarding carbon policy??? Everyone is looking to government to solve their problems. How about taking some initiative. Do you drive an EV? Do you have a heat pump?@@alexvandenheuvel4757

[@corysnow7811]

Funny, Trudeaus talking point is taxing people for zero actual reason.. paying for something that doesn't work is amazing, then we have people like commenters here saying, I wanna see others show how they can implement change.. yet 1000 scientists says non of this will work lol this is the only way the liberals can give more money to others.

[@robclarkson3697]

Polieve looks angry?! Have you watched Trudeau speak lately?

[@rhondadablonda4343]

CBC news is like watching a comedy show! Tuning in to this Liberal station should make you laugh not frustrated!

[@vickipeterson9262]

I will never vote Liberal or NDP after watching what they have done to Canada.

[@user-dn1cy8ln2y]

.........sounds like you have voted for these parties before, your saying that?

[@vickipeterson9262]

@user-dn1cy8ln2y Never voted Liberal, consider it in 2015 for Trudeau but didn't. Never voted NDP either.

[@lornecadeau8172]

Ask yourself what is good in Canada right now nothing

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

We have water..we have great weather..we have lots of choices to make...we have farmers to.give us good food..we have lots of jobs if you want to work..free dental.for seniors..odsp...etc

[@loveobviously]

Don’t like it move, or better yet vote.

[@SemiPerfectDark]

Not true. If that were true, you would be living somewhere else.

[@heresalemonsukonit276]

As you sit at your computer and lavish in your modern internet ect... nothing eh?

[@robclarkson3697]

@@SemiPerfectDarkis that a possibility? You can’t just move anywhere in the world you want. Immigrants are leaving because it unaffordable here. If that isn’t a giant red flag I don’t know what is.

[@jptrainor]

If you haven't already, dig up info about the recent rcmp report forecasting the prospect of civil unrest. That's where we're at circa 2024. According to the rcmp, at least.

[@rachelk8368]

and imagine 1 million young men (NPR and students) who want to become citizens and won't get what they were promised. We will see unrest and violence

[@jeffelder3583]

we already know what to expect.. spend, spend, spend into oblivion, on illusions, and nothing that actually acheives anything

[@rickystarduster]

thats the legacy of canadian politicians of all political parties look at mulroney he brought in the gst and borrowed a bunch of money when he was in office and he was a conservative.

[@discovertheworld8818]

More inflation from government spending on BS things. This is what we expect without listing.

[@rickystarduster]

so you call healthcare dental Pharmacare and child care bs. i hope you never get sick or need dental care and that young people your related too don't have kids and need child care.that would normally be unafordable.

[@BudzzableRides]

@rickystarduster: LOL you think those are some big favours from the Feds? That’s what our tax dollars are intended for! Not lining the pockets of GC strategies or going to other countries wars. What exactly are you talking about?

[@jeffspicolli593]

@@rickystarduster If you read the programs, chikd care, dental care, pharmacare you will find they benefit a extreme "minority" of Canadians while the underfunding the legacy health care program benefits "everyone." Yes I hope you don't get sick!

[@user-wh2dx8ro9v]

Do they have a special line item for GC strategies? Or the aga khan or maybe the we charity? How much more corruption is Canada willing to take?

[@osk2689]

Bias reporting from those clowns, only praises for the current government and criticism for the opposition

[@beautanner8409]

Did we watch the same segment? I didn't hear almost any praise for the current government from these people.

[@alexvandenheuvel4757]

​@@beautanner8409Osk only listened to the parts that proved his points.

[@ArenAurelius]

Our Economy is on the Decline. How did we get here. I wonder ...

[@rickystarduster]

it started many decades ago your either too young to rember or your memory is too short either way it started dacades ago

[@fkb247]

​@rickystarduster If you remember, it has been accelerate by the Liberal government for the past few years.

[@BudzzableRides]

Yellow journalism!

[@j.p.doiron8091]

Call an election today. This clown prime minister needs to go sooner than later...

[@tombruigom7639]

Raise the personal tax exemption to 24,000...That's $2000 a month to survive tax free... Trudeau spends that per week on his personal kitchen.

[@jeffspicolli593]

Agreed the exemption should be $24K.

[@Half_Man_Half_Bearpig]

It's funny. I've been seeing a lot of clips with Trudeau borderline screaming in the house of commons, because it seems like his handlers have suggested to switch his tone to be more confrontational.. so, 1, he's coming off as the "angry" one, and 2, it's not even authentic. Classic Trudeau.

[@rickystarduster]

and the same can be said of polivere's handlers as the yare two sides of the same coin

[@KINGHD4K]

More money for the politicians and not tax for the poor

[@rickystarduster]

even the conservatives supported the mandatory wage increase for politicians as they only look out for themselves.

[@theowoytowich9959]

Another large deficit, more interest payments and more taxes to pay the interest.

[@user-dn1cy8ln2y]

.........when's it all gonna.........END??? The more we get in debt, the more......this government will pay at the ballot box.

[@commonsense82]

More debt. There's nothing like paying over 50 billion a year on interest payments. That's over 3 thousand dollars per household. Pay that off and give us are 3 thousand dollars a year back.

[@rickystarduster]

even paying that off you would not get money back as it would mean a ballanced budget and in the last 50+ years people have lived with a national debt

[@michaelbooth2402]

we can expect more debt, a very large debt, higher interest payments for this debt, a darn soar back for the slaves who have to pay it back.

[@gTimber1930]

Why does The National not allow comments?

[@user-dn1cy8ln2y]

Their to political on issues of non issues that relate into government policies and interference.

[@nilanperera4774]

Leaving aside the whinng..this is just political posturing....but there is no accounting for stupidity.

[@kathrynjanzen5618]

The Lieberals (not a typo), think they need to control everything. Housing should be a free market only. Gov should not control it. That leads to very high prices and restricted supply because of all the regulation.

[@Sun-Flw]

I don't think the intense messaging will hurt him because he stands by what he says and at least you can respect that. He takes a position and does not waiver. It's like the saying goes, if you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything, and that is our current PM he stands for nothing and tries to play all sides and is divisive. No one can feel fully respected under his leadership. Im a woman, and i will be choosing a man who can lead. The current PM is flakey and shys away from anything hard. He can barely form a firm opinion until days later. Its pathetic.

[@stevestensby3669]

Non party for the NDP liberals

[@Drakoviche]

We need Javier Millei for our new Prime Minister! AFUERA

[@rickystarduster]

what he said about could be last budget he should have said second last budget as they will be around next year till the electoion

[@ronbattiston2468]

The Liberals have had three terms. But Canada now has way too many problems. Our Military is understaffed and under equipped. Our housing is too expensive as is our vehicles our food and our gasoline. Our Politicians need to work as a team to solve these problems until the next election. Picking on each other is not the way to go. We all have our opinions and that is mine.

[@gerhartleischner9806]

Can we go one step further in the next election? Not only axe the carbon tax but axe the CO2 /climate change policies & get back to fighting real pollution & bring back hope & common sense to Canada. Let us be an example to other parts of the world that are under a similar yoke as we are under our present government! People owe it to themselves to hear the truth. A good start is to watch “Climate:The Movie”.

[@CaSPeR_GHoST]

More money for synthesized drugs which will then be traded for fentanyl?

[@Peabodyout]

No Csnada is screwed. So what they can do is drop carbon tax.

[@user-ri8gz2yr3s]

What about the undecided, and those of us who vote strategically , we vote in the polls too 😉 😅

[@rodrigo56125]

What to expect when the person responsible for the finances in Canada has a degree in Russian history???

[@freeflowtrader]

I don’t know what to say, this is basically like sport analyst trying to figure out what voters like and players mentality and health plus performance.

[@buxvet]

Canada emissions 1.5% Reduction target 40% by 2030 Current reduction 30% Carb tax accts less than 10% of the 30% reduction There are 80 carbon reduction programs in place, the tax is only one or 0.003% 3/1000th of global emmissions

[@gabrieldomocos7570]

P-oil-ievre wants to have an election on oil , coal and gas. Let's go bud.

[@flomo7382]

For POOREST PEOPLE low wage workers losing the extra rebate money could hurt poor even more no ONE CAN AFFORD A REDUCTION IN MONEY

[@yosemitesam-ux5ir]

I'll make this real easy for you. If they axe the tax then you don't pay the tax then you have the money and don't need the rebate.

[@rickystarduster]

@@yosemitesam-ux5irand yet the stores will not lower their prices so the poor will be no better off

[@yosemitesam-ux5ir]

@@rickystarduster not the brightest in the litebright game I see. This is all trudeau lock, stock and barrel. Loblaws didn't g8ve the monies back for the freezers either. You need get a job and add to society instead of being a burden.

[@rickystarduster]

@@yosemitesam-ux5ir thank you for proving yourself wrong by not responding to my comment and attacking me just over a comment your not smart enough to answer

[@lornecadeau8172]

Canada it's not broken it's destroyed thanks Trudeau thank God I don't live there anymore

[@daniellamarche689]

Tax & spend unwisely , the cornerstone of every Liberal budget.

[@user-ri8gz2yr3s]

THERE ARE GREENS, TOO AND THE BLOCK.....AND 2 INDEPENDENTS.

[@rickystarduster]

and many other new parties like the maverik party the canada unity party and others.

[@josered7986]

Trudeau's smile always reminds me of my cousin's smile when he smoked weeds and think that he is smart. Trudeau had the exact same smile when in 2020 while printing money he answered to a journalist that Canada was not afraid to take debts since interest rates were at historic lows.

[@imprivsoaugustinei1910]

#the ( synergy ) stored neotic certainty of ( objective noun ) shalle be done. ✅

[@Abeysampson]

Where is Rossie Baron big girl JT girlfriend

[@ryguy5859]

Unbalanced and irresponsible

[@TheRaidoRune]

What's with her hand gestures?

[@Pompomeranian7]

Lemme guess, higher taxes, higher inflation, higher gas prices and even more spending on foreign forever wars😒

[@marlene8344]

Why do they talk like they’re in Grade Seven, elementary school stuff

[@shooter4398]

Hahaha the carbon tax is on all the time every minute of every day, and it keeps goin up every year, so I’d like the liberal gods to plz tell us peasants who can’t afford to eat everyday how’s a good way to eat once every 3 months when my huge rebate cheque comes in and I can by 3 bags of groceries?

[@daveincanada8]

Too bad the cbc doesnt work for or represent Canadians. This show is just pr for the liberal party. Itll be nice when the cbc has to work for their funding instead of having it funneled to them.

[@lornecadeau8172]

Liberals went out in Argentina will go out in America and Canada go trump go pierre

[@kathrynjanzen5618]

Turdeau: delusional at best; tyrannical at worst.😮

[@Half_Man_Half_Bearpig]

Man... The way the one person says "pear polve" is so weird.

[@sarrenwolfe4613]

Disability benefit? Pharmacare? Hmmmmm. Ndp has pushed for lots of social programs, we need more. Electiom reform? Hmmmmm.

[@saskwatch123]

Most government programs are like giving your buddy 20 bucks so they buy you a beer...

[@dembipor]

I expect it will balance itself. 🤡 FJT

[@robertmaheu7583]

the ides of unity is great bringing people together but those tones only work when the country is not dyeing slowly as we are now, so no i dont care about unity fix the tax's fix the budget fix inflation then we worry about unity.

[@RamiJashari-oe4lu]

People complaining but not doing anything about it.

[@robertwojtkiw6749]

I would be outraged if the Conservatives paid the media.

[@robclarkson3697]

Do they have the right messenger?!! Don’t bother bringing me crap and tell me it’s filet mignon. I don’t care what they say. It’s what you do. If you can’t fix the problem get out of the way.

[@jeffspicolli593]

More debt financed social programs and more inflation as a result.

[@Fccc351]

1 word "nothing"

[@GGG-rm5yf]

0 expect,Call an election now!

[@charlenelohnes4698]

Stop funding cbc, wef, your pocket, all your vacations. Take freaky with you.

[@evanchisamorejohnston5819]

Well that’s some unbiased journalism… not

[@sharondaveangie]

david, you are the most biased reporter I've ever seen

[@kimodowd9732]

all I wanna say is talk is cheap when the story is good. Put your money where your mouth is

[@gregd183]

😂😂😂😂❤it. 1.2 Trillion and rising for national debt spent on consumption calling it “investment”. GDP has fallen. Hiring thousands of public servants and billions spent on consultants doesn’t make GDP. Taxes are not GDP unless you are the LNDP government 😂😂😂😂 election coming. Thank the Lord.

[@ThirdeyedRob]

Call an Election

[@tidusfantasy]

as a general liberal person, i find canada's liberal party full of crap, they present themselves really well, they say the right thing all the time. But words and actions are not the same.. They only know how to do the talk, but not the walk. Urgh, our NDP is also crap, if we have a strong NDP, and if NDP really do have a shot, i'll go all in for NDP.... But similar to the US, we really only have 2 options... how unfortunate... But just because im not a trudeau fan, doesnt mean ill vote for the conservative, so lets get that right also. Ill prob just be like the americans, sitting this out, or just vote for NDP and waste my vote

[@leslieross9729]

Jagmeet Singh is a follower. Canada needs a leader. PP for PM

[@BillSmith1]

That's my problem too, I'm generally reside in the political centre, and I can't stand the current political leaders of all the political parties, and feel I don't have a political home with this line up. None of them have any real plan for these interesting times.

[@rickystarduster]

there are a bunch of new parties you should look at such as the canada unity party and the maverick party and others do some research and maybe we can have a change in this country

[@rickystarduster]

@@leslieross9729oh yes pp for more taxes all he will do is raise other taxes or replace the carbon tax with something else its in the conservative playbook. learn some political history in canada and you will see why you shouldn't vote for conservatives or liberals and vote for one of the newer parties such as the canada unity party or the mavierick party or one of the other new parties stop being a sheep.

[@leslieross9729]

You just made that up. That is what Liberals do.@@rickystarduster

[@frank5d289]

Now that Russia has won there is no need to send Zelensky any money. Russia can and will rebuild on its own.

[@cesarsalgadosalgado2199]

Is it really really that bad and worse than the US likes everyone i know and on the streets and stores i hear people saying Canada is doing better than the US

[@user-on6hk7oz8x]

In what way? Housing? USA average 430K. Canada 780k. Price of gas/gallon. USA average $3,55, Canada $7.48, And everyone in Canada gets told they make more money than the US? The average monthly income in Canada is $4200 USD. In the US the average is $5900 USD. So is it really really that bad" is it really really that bad to earn less and pay almost double for your house and gas to get to work to pay for said house? And Food is cheaper in the US too, so...yes, it's really, really that bad, and that's all thanks to Liberal policy. Not the Russians, not Steven Harper, not the pandemic. It's Justin Trudeau and the Liberals fault.

[@binuthomas377]

What can Canadians expect from the 2024 federal budget? - We are fu****

[@catc8233]

Totally agree

[@stanvoutier637]

Do you want to party ?? Join the Party!!! Pierre For PM!!!!

[@MajGHOB]

After 8 years of absolute mismanagement and progressive posturing, I would welcome with open arms a leader like PP who is direct in his approach. Watching the Liberal and NDP reps talk, just shows how out of touch both parties are with both reality and what Canadians want.

[@kevinbeausoleil8104]

Yes I agree with the panel. PP is wayyyyy too aggressive. I like lying, cheating, robbing, deceitful PM Trudeau. He talks so much nicer even though he is totally useless.

[@woodchipgardens9084]

2023 Canadian wildfires From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beginning in March 2023, and with increased intensity starting in June, Canada was affected by a record-setting series of wildfires. All 13 provinces and territories were affected, with large fires in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. The 2023 wildfire season had the most area burned in Canada's recorded history, surpassing the 1989, 1995, and 2014 fire seasons, as well as in recorded North American history, surpassing the 2020 Western US wildfire season. i try to tell people fossil fuel doesnt make pine needles and grass seed. i try to tell people fossil fuel doesnt make pine needles and grass seed. i try to tell people fossil fuel doesnt make pine needles and grass seed.

[@gregd183]

Arson Not CO2. Fires occur but it’s not caused by CO2. Climate change is inevitable so get over yourself

[@ryanbarton9388]

Spend us into debt beyond belief!

[@Arkhanno]

That's what Conservative governments do.

[@ryanbarton9388]

@@Arkhanno You do realize Trudeau added more debt in his time then every other PM in Canadian history combined....educate yourself just a bit.

[@CorpoRat72]

Dirty politics 101, on your last years over spend to sabotage the next leader.

[@Workforaliving]

give non tax payers everything

[@shoelrana9887]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸💜

[@vitocatricala5265]

This great guy talks about housing, housing, immigration, housing for real. Maybe you should go to Mars too, and just crawl over Mars for eternity.

[@debbiemurphy5414]

Pierre Poilievre for Prime Minister of Canada 🇨🇦

[@tntcanada420]

Thank god we don't have a conservative government and didn't during covid.

[@892303001]

and there it is, the dumbest comment I've read all year

[@jptrainor]

​@@892303001I agree. It's up there. And there's a video of Minister Freeland saying exactly the same thing. 😂😂

[@ryanbarton9388]

I'm guessing your head has been buried in the sand these last few years.

[@yosemitesam-ux5ir]

​@@ryanbarton9388no their probably getting the welfare cheque and all the rebates. Freeloaders are freeloaders.

[@hexxlaxx2992]

You seem to enjoy the high cost of living and the money wasted simply to pay interest on the debt liberals created.

[@jason8679]

More for the wealthy at the expense of the middle and lower classes. I’m starting to fall behind. FTJ

[@pdnowlin]

I suspect that the budget will continue to screw hard working average Canadians as they usually do. I expect our warmonger pm will waste our tax dollars and pay it out to war contractors.

[@marlene8344]

The conservatives are no different

[@HungTran-39]

🇻🇳🇻🇳❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦;!

[@charlenelohnes4698]

So much garbage here

[@florasamaras2900]

M troudo you work as a drama teacher funny you went in strike can you tell us wi for your paket you use the students to fill ap your paket now you use the students hoo pay beek banks for their tuition to stay home stop the strike at York university this students will get back to the government for rwen ther.lifes don't use their money for your mistakes and nonsense and the strike as far the climate is only excuse Canadians pay very high taxes and tuition for your salaries stop the strike the students should go an prostate agent the strike help the schools

[@richardjohnson2858]

Lol