Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, left, puts on new a pair of Pajar shoes alongside owner Jacques Golbert during a tour of the shoe factory ahead of the release of Thursday's federal budget in Montreal, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Budget 2026 is about giving Canada a ‘strong footing’: Champagne
Nov 4, 2026 | 10:56 AM
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MONTREAL — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Thursday’s federal budget is about giving Canada a “strong footing” to navigate a more volatile world.
The Liberal government’s 2026 budget is set to land a little over a day after voters delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republicans in the U.S. midterm elections.
Asked how impending Democratic control of Congress might affect Canada’s trade bargaining position with the Trump administration, Champagne said the upcoming fiscal plan is about giving Canada leverage at many negotiating tables.
He said the government is trying to make Canada more resilient to global shocks, whether they come from the United States or anywhere else in the world.
