OTTAWA - Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget on Tuesday. Here are some key highlights from the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney:

AI and quantum computing

The budget allots $334.3 million to strengthen Canada’s quantum ecosystem. The money will be provided through the Defence Industrial Strategy over a five-year time period.

The emerging technology uses the principles of quantum mechanics for applications like computing.

The budget also sets aside money to build large-scale sovereign public AI infrastructure.

Indigenous cutbacks

The Carney government is freezing its annual base funding for Indigenous health and social services, saying this amounts to a two per cent cut for the Indigenous Services department. The governme

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