Cape Breton -Canso-Antigonish MP Jaime Battiste says 2025 has been a busy year with 2026 Promising More of the Same

Dec 29, 2025 | Local News

Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish MP Jaime Battiste has hit the ground running since the election in the spring.

Jaime Battiste

In a year-end interview, Battiste says government has moved decisively on a mandate to reduce costs.
Looking ahead to 2026, Battiste says one area he’ll be watching for is further roll-out of the federal government’s infrastructure investments; $51 billion over the next decade.  Battiste says for that and other worthy projects to happen, the Budget Implentation Bill has to pass first.
He says Prime Minister Mark Carney has a vision to create the strongest economy in the G-7 and he is well on his way to doing that.

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