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- Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre demanded Prime Minister Mark Carney testify before the Finance Committee on debt interest and taxes.
- Poilievre warned debt-interest is the fastest-growing budget item, costing a Canadian family of four nearly $6,000 this year.
- The Tories will table a motion Tuesday to require the prime minister’s appearance before the Finance Committee.
- Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the 2026 budget will be tabled early next month.