Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
It's budget day. The Liberals are set to finally reveal their spending plans – having taken the extraordinary step of delaying the budget by the best part of a year – with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne promising "something for every Canadian." But he and the prime minister, Mark Carney, have also warned of "sacrifices" amid ongoing trade disruptions with the US.
Liberals set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today https://t.co/Qi4LtjUWNv
— CTV News (@CTVNews) November 4, 2025
Potential changes to the controversial electric vehicle sales mandate will be announced this winter, an official at Environment and Climate Change Canada has revealed, but won't be "finalized" until the end of 2026. Mark Carney paused the implementation of the policy in September pending the review. Under the mandate, manufacturers must ensure 20 per cent of their sales in 2026 are EVs, rising to 100 per cent in 2035.
Federal government will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say https://t.co/WEXv4nXjtb pic.twitter.com/udPSBB29nq
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) November 3, 2025
The Bloc Quebecois candidate who lost her riding to the Liberals by a single vote in the federal election is taking her case to the Supreme Court of Canada. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has demanded a new election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne, citing errors made by Elections Canada that she says deprived her of victory.
Former Bloc MP who lost by single vote says she will appeal to Supreme Court https://t.co/cAUzMYVu3r #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch
— National Newswatch (@natnewswatch) November 3, 2025
In an interesting development, the CBC has written, just as the Liberals' budget is due to be published, an article about Canada's crippling food inflation. The public broadcaster, which has been accused of cheerleading for the Liberals by the opposition Tories, discussed coffee, beef, orange juice, chocolate and nuts in the report.
I mainly use my (earned) PC Optimum points to buy☕️!
— Judy Gombita (@jgombita) November 4, 2025
Food prices in 🇨🇦 keep climbing, but these grocery items will give you sticker shock
Shoppers paid 4% more in September, but some products took a bigger toll than others, @NatStechyson ✍🏼 for @cbcnews https://t.co/50fXE19qSk
The federal government won't be able to maintain full control of its data unless the data are stored inside Canada, according to a new white paper prepared for the Treasury Board. If data are stored outside of Canada, the paper warns, then they will ultimately be subject to another country's laws.
Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warnshttps://t.co/CE5ZYQarTz
— CP24 (@CP24) November 3, 2025
