2022 Canadian federal budget
# 2022 Canadian federal budget

The Canadian federal budget for the fiscal years of 2022–23 was presented to the House of Commons by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on 7 April 2022.

## Background

The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the Justin Trudeau government to introduce a large number of federal aid programs to deal with the economic impact of the crisis. As a result, Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio increased in 2020 and 2021.

In March 2022, the New Democratic Party agreed to a confidence and supply deal with Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party.

## Measures

The budget's main goal is to reduce Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio, mostly through a review of all government spending.

   Our ability to spend is not infinite. The time for extraordinary COVID support is over.

However, the budget increases Canada's military expenditures. It also includes a limited dental care program, as promised in the Liberal-NDP deal.

## Reactions

According to left-leaning political scientist David Moscrop, the budget is a fiscally conservative document that includes too few new social programs for Canadians.

## Legislative history

House of Commons vote on the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 :

| Party | Party | Yea | Nay | Abstention | Absent |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberals | 149 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| | Conservatives | 0 | 112 | 6 | 1 |
| | Bloc Québécois | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | New Democratic | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 202 | 115 | 12 | 8 |
