Table 2025 federal budget
Petitioners ask the Prime Minister to table a federal 2025 budget by November 4, 2025, or resign from office, triggering a general election.
Why we would sign this petition
- It would compel the government to present a 2025 budget by a firm deadline, improving parliamentary scrutiny of federal spending.
- It creates a clear, enforceable consequence (resignation/election) if promised budget timelines are broken, reinforcing political accountability.
- It would prompt review of large or specific spending decisions cited by petitioners, potentially curbing high-cost programs lacking justification.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- A strict deadline may be impractical, forcing a rushed budget that sacrifices careful analysis or required consultations.
- Requiring resignation or an election over a missed timeline is disproportionate and could cause political instability rather than constructive oversight.
- The petition rests on contested claims about spending; targeted audits, parliamentary review or conditional appropriation could address concerns without triggering an election.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the House of Commons A motion passed in the House demanded a 2025 budget and failing to do so would make the House lose confidence; The Parliamentary Budget Officer reports the liberal government under Mark Carney plans to spend 300 billion dollars more than the previous prime minister; The Parliamentary Budget Officer called the liberal government fiscal spending “alarming” and "unsustainable"; The Prime Minister plans to waste 750 million tax-payer dollars on a program his own Public Safety Minister revealed it was a ploy to gain Quebec voters; In the month of September, the Prime Minister attended only 30% of the Question Periods in the House of Commons, the only time representatives of the people he governs can ask questions about his actions; The Prime Minister plans to spend 13 billion tax-payer dollars to build 4000 homes, averaging $3.25 million per home; Million dollar housing for the Prime Minister’s friends will NOT solve the housing crisis; Any business person can tell you spending without a budget will doom said business into bankruptcy, so why not the same for the federal goverment; and The liberal government keeps pushing back their tabling of a 2025 federal budget. We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to table a federal budget before November 4th 2025, like he and the Minister of Finance have promised, or resign the office of prime minister, triggering the 46th Canadian general election.
Government response
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