Canada’s Federal Budget 2025: The Cost of Playing It Safe

As former Toronto Blue Jay Rickey Henderson noted, “you can’t steal second base and keep one foot on first.” The act of stealing a base requires leaving a secure position for an insecure one: to accept risks to achieve a new objective. When it released its federal budget on November 4, 2025 (“Budget 2025”), the Liberal Government had a chance to steal second. However, Budget 2025’s foot never leaves first….
By: Mintz – Tax Viewpoints