Carney’s $78B deficit pushes debt to record highs

This week on Off the Record, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a federal budget loaded with record spending and a $78-billion deficit.

The Liberals’ industrial carbon tax is quietly expanded in the budget, set to climb to $170 a tonne by 2030, and continuing to rise by undisclosed amounts until 2050.

Ottawa’s gun buyback program will cost taxpayers more than Canada’s funding for NATO operations and border security combined next year, despite the amnesty being extended.

And podcaster Joe Rogan claimed U.S. President Donald Trump “ruined Canada” by endorsing Prime Minister Mark Carney, ultimately winning him the election.

Join Kris Sims, Isaac Lamoureux, and Alex Zoltan for these stories and more on Off the Record!