Mike Le Couteur

3 weeks ago | bnnbloomberg.ca | Mike Le Couteur |Jeremie Charron

Mark Carney’s plan for Canada includes $130 billion in new spending which will see the country run deficits until at least the fiscal year 2028-2029. Entitled “Unite, Secure, Protect, Build”-- the platform also commits more than $18 billion of spending on national defence, putting Canada on track to “exceed our NATO target by the year 2030,” according to policy experts who briefed reporters.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Mike Le Couteur

Mark Carney’s plan for Canada includes $130 billion in new spending which will see the country run deficits until at least the fiscal year 2028-2029. Entitled “Unite, Secure, Protect, Build”-- the platform also commits more than $18 billion of spending on national defence, putting Canada on track to “exceed our NATO target by the year 2030,” according to policy experts who briefed reporters.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Mike Le Couteur

Hours before Mark Carney is expected to release the Liberals’ fully costed platform, CTV News has learned it will be broken down into four themes. “Unite, secure, protect and build,” are the planks around which Carney is expected to present his vision for Canada. A source on the Liberal campaign who is not authorized to speak publicly told CTV News those four themes will be laid out in more detail Saturday morning, when Carney is expected to release his platform to Canadians.

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Mike Le Couteur

Acknowledging the threat of a recession caused by U.S. tariffs, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is proposing spending billions of dollars on affordable housing if his party forms government. Singh pitched his plan at a pub surrounded by local candidates in Toronto’s Liberty Village. The NDP plan would replace the current Housing Accelerator Fund with a $16-billion fund for provinces and municipalities to focus on affordable housing.

1 month ago | bnnbloomberg.ca | Mike Le Couteur |Rachel Hanes

Mike Le Couteur is a senior political correspondent with CTV National News, currently covering the federal Conservative campaignHere are some observations from having attended a few of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s rallies on the campaign trail so far. Seen near the entrance is a table of confiscated items that were being held for people to collect on their way out of the rally.