Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a copy of Budget 2025 as he and Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne make their way to the House of Commons for the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 4, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week—leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign over the spending plan.
The Leger survey indicates some 30 percent of Canadians who responded approve of the budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government on Nov. 4. Another 37 percent had a negative response, while the rest offered no opinion.
