The Canadian Mess Isn’t Even Close to Gone… It’s Under the Bed

Tap The Maple · Mar 1, 2026 · 14m

Canada’s spending problem isn’t getting smaller, it’s getting hidden.In this episode of Tap the Maple, we break down how the Carney government is rebranding policies instead of fixing them. From the electric vehicle mandate that wasn’t really scrapped, to the Parliamentary Budget Officer warning about $94 billion in reclassified spending, the numbers tell a very different story than the headlines.Ottawa says it’s being responsible.The data says otherwise.We look at:The new EV emissions rules that function like a hidden mandateHow operating spending is being relabeled as “capital…