Defence Minister David McGuinty says he’s not aware of any major spending cuts planned for social programs following a news article claiming the finance minister is asking his colleagues to tighten the belt.
A July 7 article in The Globe and Mail said Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has sent letters to cabinet ministers, asking them to cut department program spending by 7.5 percent by the next fiscal year starting April 1, 2026. Additional cuts of 10 percent and 15 percent would follow for the next two fiscal years, according to the report.
