As the Trudeau government prepares to deliver its seventh budget since 2015, CTV News is set to provide wall-to-wall coverage of the announcement on Thursday.
CTV’s Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme and CTV News’ team of correspondents and analysts from across the country will be reporting details on how the budget will impact Canadians and businesses moving forward.
Live coverage starts Thursday, April 7 at 3:30 p.m. EDT online at CTVNews.ca and the CTV News app. You can also watch live on CTV News and CTV News Channel.
The commercial-free broadcast will also include reaction from regional stakeholders, business owners and families who’ve been impacted by the pandemic. Thursday’s budget will also be Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s second since taking over as finance minister.
LaFlamme will be joined by Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier; Power Play and Question Period host Evan Solomoxjmtzywn; BNN Bloomberg and Taking Stock host Amanda Lang; and CTV National News correspondent John Vennavally-Rao.
Canadians can also access updates and in-depth coverage throughout the day on CTV’s digital and social media platforms, including CTVNews.ca, the CTV News app, and @CTVNews on Twitter.
BNN Bloomberg’s federal budget special, hosted by anchor Jon Erlichman, begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT with a lineup of guests including Ray Williams, vice chairman at National Bank and co-founder and chair of the Black Opportunity Fund; Anne McLellan, former deputy prime minister under Prime Minister Paul Martin and senior advisor at Bennett Jones; and Sean Speer, PPF Scotiabank fellow at the Public Policy Forum and former senior adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
BNN Bloomberg will also have in-depth coverage throughout the day on its digital and social media platforms, including BNNBloomberg.ca, the BNN Bloomberg app and @BNNBloomberg on Twitter.
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