Canada’s 2025 federal budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne outlines new spending and investments under the banner of “a time to build.”

It comes at a delicate moment for the Canadian economy. GDP growth of just over one per cent next year and a trade dispute continues with Canada’s largest trading partner, the United States.

But Champagne argued Tuesday that now is the time to invest, not slash spending.

Indeed, the budget leans heavily on infrastructure, as well as housing and immigration reforms.

Here’s what to know in Quebec:

1. Ottawa bets on building, not cuts

Amid both economic uncertainty of trading partners and seismic technological change, this year’s budget focuses on long-term growth through major investments in housing, infrastructure and

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