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

Ottawa Repurposing $10.5B to Hike Spending on Health Care, Housing Over Three Years
Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand speaks with reporters before Question Period, in Ottawa, on Feb. 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion over the next three years from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said on Feb. 29.

The top-line numbers laying out which departments found savings and how much they’re slashing are contained in the government’s main spending estimates, which were tabled in the House of Commons on Feb. 29 morning.