ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaReading between the provincial budget lines with CBC P.E.I.’s political panel6 hours agoDuration 7:046 hours agoNewsDuration 7:04The record deficit isn’t the only important number in this week’s P.E.I.’s provincial budget, our political panel tells Sheehan Desjardins of CBC News: Compass. Paul MacNeill is raising an eyebrow over what he considers a too-rosy revenue forecast and the Island’s rising debt-to-GDP ratio, and Sally Pitt calls it a “maintenance budget with a little dash of hope” but not a lot of emphasis on housing or climate issues. Related Stories ‘This is scary’: Opposition sounds alarm over forecast that P.E.I. deficit will set a record P.E.I. projects record $183.9M deficit in budget designed with population growth, trade war in mind Opposition pushes P.E.I. government on tariff preparedness as legislature resumes Provincial budget to be tabled Wednesday amid tariff chaos, Liberal leadership race Provincial funding hike to help P.E.I. municipalities, but amalgamation may be the long-term fixTrending NowVideo1:24#TheMoment a Canada goose battled a fox on the streets of TorontoThe National April 10Video2:58Americans feel uneasy about visiting Canada, tourism expert saysApril 8Video1:29#TheMoment angry geese trapped university students inside their home for daysThe National April 11Video2:21New York and New Jersey face big hit as Canadian tourists stay awayThe National April 10Video11:00Canadians are avoiding the U.S. Will its economy suffer? | About That6 hours agonow
Reading between the provincial budget lines with CBC P.E.I.s political panel
