Finance Minister Bill Morneau will present the federal budget on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 amid a brightening outlook, thanks in large part to the United States.

A memo from Finance Canada says departmental officials regularly examine how proposals from across the government affect women and men in different ways, but want to keep their conclusions secret.

The government earmarked the cash in last year's budget to support "innovation networks and clusters" as part of federal plans to help budding companies scale up significantly.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the federal government's latest budget on March 22 — his first amid the economic uncertainty of the Donald Trump era.

Ironically, U.S. president Donald Trump has emerged as something of an unlikely champion for an idea that he shares with progressive movements like Maude Barlow's Council of Canadians.

To encourage older Canadians to work longer, the council recommended raising the age of eligibility for old age security and the Canada Pension Plan.

The study, to be released Monday by a University of Ottawa think tank, follows months of bitter federal-provincial talks over health funding.

For November alone, Ottawa’s books showed a $3.3−billion deficit — down from a $400−million surplus in November 2015, the Finance department reported.

The Bank of Canada is warning there will be "material consequences" for trade if protectionist policies under U.S. president−elect Donald Trump come to fruition.

Provinces pointed to an estimate that predicts health-care costs to rise by 5.2 per cent annually. Ottawa's offer is to increase health transfers by 3.5 per cent per year.