Federal budget 2025 sparse on affordability, targets 'business community'

08/11/2025 29 min
Federal budget 2025 sparse on affordability, targets 'business community'

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Episode Synopsis

Friday, November 7, 2025 — In this LIVE episode, host Gabriel Hilty breaks down the 2025 federal budget introduced Tuesday. Economics professor Lars Osberg explains how the budget contains tax breaks for businesses but few affordability measures for daily life. Kinza Zafar reports on TMU community members speaking out, after students were assaulted by a former Israeli soldier at a Wednesday event hosted by a TMU student group. Manju Boopathiraj has this week's news roundup.

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