Less than half an hour until #Budget2025 is tabled. While you wait, check out IFSD's VP Sahir Khan speaking to CP24 about the high stakes and challenges facing the government today. And come back after the Budget is released for more on what today's budget means for you and 🇨🇦's economy.

𝐖𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠. Watch Kevin Page and @sahirkhan.bsky.social talk about how 🇨🇦's fiscal choices are becoming harder as Canada approaches a tipping point on defence spending.

Canada’s economy has shown resilience in 2025—but confidence is fragile. @ifsd.ca President and CEO Kevin Page and Executive VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpack what the Fiscal Update said about growth, deficits, and why transparency and delivery will matter as Canada moves from plans to results.

Before 2008, MPs and the public were severely limited in access to public finance info. Then the Parliamentary Budget Office was created. Kevin Page's founding PBO team talk building the Office, Annette Ryan's nomination, and why its needed now. 🎧Full podcast: ifsd-thepoliticsofmoney.transistor.fm

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨." MPs vote to approve government spending (The Estimates) without a clear link to the govt's Budget plan. IFSD’s Kevin Page and @sahirkhan.bsky.social talk about how this creates confusion and what can be done to fix it.

“Europeans and Canadians have always loved each other. But we never felt that we needed each other.” That has changed. As we see with PM Carney back Europe. The latest Politics of Money podcast has Stéphane Dion with Kevin Page, talking external sovereignty pressures and internal unity threats.

Canada isn’t unique in facing tensions between central governments and provinces or states. But Stéphane Dion reflects on what does set 🇨🇦 apart: strong decentralization and the risk of “𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.”

The whole @ifsd.ca team is looking forward to seeing our President & CEO Kevin Page be recognized with the 2026 🌟 Award of Distinction from the Ontario Economics Association (OEA) and the Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE), on May 12 2026.

💬 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 🇨🇦? Former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion spoke to Kevin Page on IFSD's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 podcast about Canada's national unity. As Alberta votes this fall on whether they'll have a vote on separation, his points remain timely.

Trump's budget calls for billions in cuts to lifesaving research, but a $1.5 trillion war budget. I asked Trump's NIH Director how he could justify a budget that puts defense contractors ahead of cancer research. He couldn't. I’m throwing Trump’s budget in the trash.

Jayden Scott (apart of Jake Lang's cult of agitators ) was in Romulus MI for a provacative action synonymous w/ Lang's activism and snapped his leg.

Believe it or not, when this guy got back to his his parked motorcycle, he found a whole hive of bees on it. Original post

Immigration Wins and Workers Rising in New Jersey Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/33365803

Der ÖRR muss zerschlagen werden.

Battle of the number 1’s #nba #playoffs #cadecunningham #paolobanchero #nbaplayoffs

Double life, double trouble! 🌒🗡️ Dive into Delia's world where justice & vengeance collide. Ready for the thrill? Link in bio to explore! 📚✨ #TheAssassinsHeart #ThrillerReads #BookTok #MysteryLovers

Good morning all you amazing critters and welcome to a marvelous Monday, it's off to a slow start but will finish with making it an awesome day.

What a fucking choke job by the Orlando Magic. Embarrassing.

Stay safe out there ladies and Atlanta #girlhood #education #trending

Arne Slot played the Mo Salah questions with a straight bat, but decided not to confirm whether he would be in the squad for his final farewell against Brentford. There were also some interesting hints for a future transfer strategy, that I will dissect in the press conference review later today.

Trader Joe’s Profits Off of Apartheid

True, they can be a barrier. I didn’t mean to suggest no one is discouraged, just that you can still have plenty of cycling.

“It’s been three years of nonstop trauma.” Political commentator @dalliasd.bsky.social tells #F24Spotlight how conditions on the ground have worsened since the start of the #SudanWar

A Massachusetts McDonald’s manager is accused of licking fries, spitting in the container, and sending the order out through the drive-thru. Police say the customer was her ex-girlfriend, who reportedly ate the food before seeing the video online. That is not messy drama. That is food tampering.

What a leader #AHahAHaTRUEαlpha #🚫MesosphereI'mRetakingTonsOfWordsBack #&ThoseLittleDickMotherfuckersLooseThat1 as in α≡Alpha as in spotlight enthusiast LEADER. #I'veBeenSigmaΣ4eva Has that #RepresenatativeAlexandriaOcasio-Cortez #SenatorBernardSanders #MayorZhoranKwameMamdani swag.😊 🪃🐝⚛️❤️‍🔥✡️🌟🦁✝️☪️🐦‍🔥🕉️🗽🧲

Das Ende einer Ära: Legendärer Bloodborne-Helfer hängt die Sense an den Nagel Nach elf Jahren im Dienst der Community beendet ein treuer Bloodborne-Spieler sein Engagement als Koop-Helfer für… https://endenews.de/news/2026/das-ende-einer-ra-legend-rer-bloodborne-helfer-h-ngt-die-sense-an-den-nagel

The birthday boy makes a huge save early in Game 4! 📺: /NHL_On_TNT, /Sportsnet, & /TVASports

4/19/26 Elise Stefanik keeps pushing Trump’s lies even after he sorted her career. #news #politics #currentevents

Als Frau nachts allein, beispielsweise in Wien oder in Graz, in Linz, würdest du sagen, kann man sorglos sich alleine bewegen? Melissa Naschenweng: Also ich hab da Angst und ich find, dass es schade ist, dass man in seinem eigenen Land Angst haben muss.

Live traders. Real knowledge. Zero guesswork. At Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026, Joe from Hotcoin Global is bringing crypto education to life, literally. 16 languages and expanding. Full interview dropping soon. Stay tuned. #whyscripted #Hotcoin #Crypto #Web3 #CryptoEducation

If you're tired of watching the news and feeling helpless, we want YOU! We're The People's Lobby, a grassroots organization in Chicago fighting for real change. We're tabling at The Volunteer Fair on May 3 at Burning Bush Brewery from 12–4 PM! buff.ly/xYXpJkD

Mississippi Freedom Summer Shared from @AfriEye 🎥✨ Full credit to them. Watch more 📺 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Krx06YEXXQw #BlackHistory365 #JamesChaney #OnThisDay #FreedomSummer #CivilRightsMovement #VotingRights #BlackHistory #MississippiHistory #CivilRightsHeroes #NeverForget

April sales doubled. Proof that the vision is working. But this isn’t the peak, it’s the foundation. We’re only getting started. paulclark10x.com #PaulClark10xChallenge

Share an iconic movie or TV house or building! 🖤 Practical Magic house

*Waves hi* 👋 *Waves bye* 👋 Back in July, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory captured this view of Comet 3I/ATLAS: the third interstellar object ever spotted in our Solar System. 3I/ATLAS is still zipping through our Solar System, coming closest to Earth today, 19 December! 🌎 🔭🧪

Happy Light Jacket Day to all who celebrate! I hope your day is not too hot nor not too cold

We all Rocked it right @mrgood.arte , Your Assistant @anotherguywithacamera , my Driver Mike , who’s also my Camera. Proud of another successful team effort. Thank you all, and I’m in love with this Perfect song. Look: @windsorstore Music: 🎵 BREATHLESS 🎵 @ricksloboda @revelz.music @alinonima

Short: California wins round 1 in effort to restore $4 billion that Trump clawed back from High Speed Rail.

Puis j'adore la fin. "La pétition ne parle pas des civils des enfants des otages. Nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de soutenir même passivement ce qui s'apparente à de l'apologie du terrorisme" Du coup, merci de prouver qu'Israël commet effectivement des actes terroristes. 🤡

This morning’s predawn bird song

youtu.be/1mRG2oAQhso?... 🔗 is not always as it appears 💐😜🦐 youtu.be/SfgH5rmS91o?... Share the Message not the like #OpenSourceOpenMind #TheCommune #7heCommun3Of0n3 Thank You For Your Attention. The seals are Broken 💔 29.may.26 Peter/Brutus/Pence 🔔🔔🔔

It's just Grimace goon trust me

As an independent nonprofit, BSCS relies on donations to sustain our work toward a more meaningful, effective, and inclusive science education. Your gift to the Innovation Fund will provide students & educators w/ the science education they need today. bscs.org/innovation-fund 🍎 🧪 #EduSky #SciEd

A stroll through my local Swedish Supermarket this morning, part 1. 1 kilo equals 1000 gram and is around 2.2 pounds. #sweden #prices

@kazugito.bsky.social @lammens.bsky.social @voxhallow.satan.social Didn't drift into a wall yesterday night before I moved but I'll post more pics of Forza Horizon 5 later No wifi so I dunno when I'll be live again but I have mobile data in the meantime to chat to Yall 1/3

As Eid al-Adha begins, the #NYSAssemblyMajority wishes peace, joy, and meaningful time with loved ones to all observing. Eid Mubarak.

New Total Nileation. The stories you should be getting, but aren't. Link in bio.

This was the moment it hit me. You stayed home and raised the kids. He built his career. The super grew in his name. The assets were in his name. You were loyal. You were committed. You did what many women were told was the right thing. And now?

MVP Jonquel “JJ” Jones celebrates at the NY Liberty ticker tape parade! #nyliberty #jonqueljones

🔥🛢️Multiple fire sources recorded at Russia’s Saratov Oil Refinery following an overnight drone attack. The refinery has a processing capacity of roughly 7 million tons of oil per year

Holy %*+#! The podcast just reached 90,000 subscribers on YouTube! We’re on track to accomplish my biggest goal for 2026, earning the 100k subscribers silver YouTube plaque, in the next month and a half or so! You can help us get there by subscribing at www.youtube.com/joelmartinma...

Who is paying for the Transportation Secretary’s reality TV road trip?

AEW Official on X clarifies what the BBC is an acronym for! #AEW

Palestinian patients stripped of their documents are confined inside a Baghdad medical centre https://aje.news/gk2vya

Are you going to miss out? Ends 3rd April!!! Back now on Kickstarter slayhemn.com #comic #comics #fantasy #adventure #discover

Ukraine: Russian fascists struck an ambulance in liberated Kherson with an FPV drone. This is not an "accident," just like the Russian drone strike on the apartment building that injured 2 civilians in Romania was not an "accident." Russians commit war crimes daily.

NO FORGIVENESS #DonaldTrump #republicans #gop #politicssky #blacksky #USPOL #farleftsky #liberalsky #addtoliberalsky #progressivesky

Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a ▶ read it in the swarm