Key Takeaways From Budget Watchdog’s Warning About ‘Unsustainable’ Fiscal Trajectory

Jason Jacques, interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, prepares to appear before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 25, 2025. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

News Analysis

Canadians and interested parties have been in the dark about the country’s fiscal posture given the lack of a budget presented in the spring, but the budget watchdog sounded the alarm with its own projections released this week.