MP Connie Cody Reacts to Federal Budget
November 5, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Connie Cody, Member of Parliament for Cambridge, released the following statement after the tabling of the 2025-2026 federal budget in Ottawa:
“The Prime Minister promised just a few months ago that he would spend less – but now he’s adding $90 billion in new, inflationary spending. That’s over $5,000 for every household in Canada.
“Mark Carney said he’d reduce the deficit, but it’s going up to $78 billion – nearly twice the size of the one Justin Trudeau ran. And, he said he’d lower our debt, but it’s going to grow by $10 million every hour.
“Next year, Canada will spend more money paying down the interest on our debt than we will on federal health transfers, and more than it collects in GST revenue.
“Every dollar that the Prime Minister spends is a dollar that comes out of the pockets of the hardworking people here in Cambridge and North Dumfries. Higher government spending means higher taxes, inflation, and debt for people in our community who are already stretched to the limit. Food bank use is at record highs, and I hear from people every day who can’t afford the basics like groceries and medicine.
“I cannot support a budget that will make life more expensive for people in Cambridge and North Dumfries while saddling the next generation with unsustainable debt. Our community – and all Canadians – deserve better than that.