Sahir Khan
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Will AI save the govt 💲? Or become another Phoenix-like fiasco for the government?
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
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@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’
Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system for some observers.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Will AI save the govt 💲? Or become another Phoenix-like fiasco for the government?
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
@ifsd-ifpd.bsky.social VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social told the @hilltimes.com the govt will “have to do some hard thinking” about how new AI cost savings can actually be achieved.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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""If the situation deteriorates on the economic side, this [budget] will have to shift,' says @sahirkhan.bsky.social of IFSD. 'It’s about confidence in the short term, but the results of a major capital strategy & defence strategy are going to be felt over decades.'”
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ANALYSIS | Budget charts difficult path out of current crisis — with small margin of error | CBC News
The 2025 federal budget plots a path for the Canadian economy to emerge from the current crisis. But it also highlights just how deep a hole the economy is in right now and how small the margin for er...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
""If the situation deteriorates on the economic side, this [budget] will have to shift,' says @sahirkhan.bsky.social of IFSD. 'It’s about confidence in the short term, but the results of a major capital strategy & defence strategy are going to be felt over decades.'”
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Craving more #Budget2025 talk?
IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
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IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Craving more #Budget2025 talk?
IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
IFSD VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social was a guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today –– answering great questions from callers on yesterday's budget.
Listen in here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social told CBC the job cut target is “relatively modest” compared to what some expected but #Budget2025 was light on detail.
"If you don’t know who’s getting cut, which programs are getting cut, how do you know what the results are going to be?”
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"If you don’t know who’s getting cut, which programs are getting cut, how do you know what the results are going to be?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Carney budget to slash public service by 16,000 over 3 years | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget seeks to slash the public service by 16,000 full-time equivalent positions, or about 4.5 per cent of the workforce, over three years.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social told CBC the job cut target is “relatively modest” compared to what some expected but #Budget2025 was light on detail.
"If you don’t know who’s getting cut, which programs are getting cut, how do you know what the results are going to be?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"If you don’t know who’s getting cut, which programs are getting cut, how do you know what the results are going to be?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social told CBC the deficit is manageable.
"Everybody in the G7 would gladly trade positions with 🇨🇦. There is no fiscal crisis & we’re not on any precipice." But “in the end, it’s all about execution. That was the Achilles’ heel of the last govt.”
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"Everybody in the G7 would gladly trade positions with 🇨🇦. There is no fiscal crisis & we’re not on any precipice." But “in the end, it’s all about execution. That was the Achilles’ heel of the last govt.”
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Carney's 1st budget calls for billions in new spending to prop up tariff-hit economy | CBC News
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented his first federal budget Tuesday and it includes big-ticket items to prop up an economy grappling with major economic disruptions but also cuts t...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social told CBC the deficit is manageable.
"Everybody in the G7 would gladly trade positions with 🇨🇦. There is no fiscal crisis & we’re not on any precipice." But “in the end, it’s all about execution. That was the Achilles’ heel of the last govt.”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"Everybody in the G7 would gladly trade positions with 🇨🇦. There is no fiscal crisis & we’re not on any precipice." But “in the end, it’s all about execution. That was the Achilles’ heel of the last govt.”
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"Canada's former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund are both arguing Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget" Craig Lord of CP toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/16/i...
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Canada's former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund are both arguing Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget" Craig Lord of CP toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/16/i...
Darren Major from CBCNews: "IMF head says Canada has fiscal wiggle room as larger deficit looms." IFSD's Kevin Page comments: "It's not shocking to see a deficit go up because the economy is slowing and we have NATO commitments. To me, it's sustainable," www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
IMF head says Canada has fiscal wiggle room as larger deficit looms | CBC News
The head of the International Monetary Fund says Canada is in one of the better fiscal positions among G7 nations — even though the Liberal government is set to run a higher deficit this year.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Darren Major from CBCNews: "IMF head says Canada has fiscal wiggle room as larger deficit looms." IFSD's Kevin Page comments: "It's not shocking to see a deficit go up because the economy is slowing and we have NATO commitments. To me, it's sustainable," www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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This is a really useful table from the folks at IFSD — especially if we're about to talk a lot about public debt and the cost of carrying that debt.
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is a really useful table from the folks at IFSD — especially if we're about to talk a lot about public debt and the cost of carrying that debt.
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
www.policymagazine.ca/budget-2025-...
I spoke with CBC's David Cochrane regarding the large fiscal reallocation exercise from the Carney Government. Lots to unpack about the spending base, strategy, targets, history of reviews and possible HR and other impacts. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
How much federal spending is Carney looking to cut?
Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet has been tasked with finding 'ambitious savings,' aiming for a 7.5 per cent cut in federal spending next year and further cuts in the following years. Power & Poli...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I spoke with CBC's David Cochrane regarding the large fiscal reallocation exercise from the Carney Government. Lots to unpack about the spending base, strategy, targets, history of reviews and possible HR and other impacts. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
IFSD's Kevin Page and @DavidWCochrane have a substantive discussion on the gov't's decision to delay a budget until next year. KP: Too soon for a budget but a new Econ-Fiscal outlook required. Fall statement will end up looking like a budget (and should). www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Canadians need to see government's finances soon: Kevin Page | Power & Politics
'It's not sustainable' for the finance minister to put off outlining the government's fiscal position to the fall, former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, who now heads the Institute of Fiscal...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
IFSD's Kevin Page and @DavidWCochrane have a substantive discussion on the gov't's decision to delay a budget until next year. KP: Too soon for a budget but a new Econ-Fiscal outlook required. Fall statement will end up looking like a budget (and should). www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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#ICYMI: In Behind the Ballot Episode 5, Sr. Consultant Greg Loerts and IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpack party platforms—and what the costing tells us about where the real priorities lie.
Catch up before you cast your ballot: blueskystrategygroup.com/episode-5-pl...
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April 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#ICYMI: In Behind the Ballot Episode 5, Sr. Consultant Greg Loerts and IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpack party platforms—and what the costing tells us about where the real priorities lie.
Catch up before you cast your ballot: blueskystrategygroup.com/episode-5-pl...
#cdnpoli #elxn45
Catch up before you cast your ballot: blueskystrategygroup.com/episode-5-pl...
#cdnpoli #elxn45
"President Trump in an interview published Friday was adamant that he is serious about his talk of adding Canada as the 51st state" thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Trump: ‘I’m really not trolling’ with talk of Canada as 51st state
President Trump in an interview published Friday was adamant that he is serious about his talk of adding Canada as the 51st state, something Canadian leaders have outright rejected. The president s…
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April 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"President Trump in an interview published Friday was adamant that he is serious about his talk of adding Canada as the 51st state" thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Think political platforms are just campaign theatre? Think again.
From today's Behind the Ballot, IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social shares how costing a platform isn’t just math, it’s a political signal that shows where priorities (and trade-offs) lie.
Watch now!
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From today's Behind the Ballot, IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social shares how costing a platform isn’t just math, it’s a political signal that shows where priorities (and trade-offs) lie.
Watch now!
#cdnpoli #elxn45
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Think political platforms are just campaign theatre? Think again.
From today's Behind the Ballot, IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social shares how costing a platform isn’t just math, it’s a political signal that shows where priorities (and trade-offs) lie.
Watch now!
#cdnpoli #elxn45
From today's Behind the Ballot, IFSD's @sahirkhan.bsky.social shares how costing a platform isn’t just math, it’s a political signal that shows where priorities (and trade-offs) lie.
Watch now!
#cdnpoli #elxn45
Kevin Page with Global News' Mackenzie Gray on the risk of firing the Bank of Canada Governor: "it would cause a financial shock. It would be a very bad move from a policy perspective and political one" globalnews.ca/video/111391...
Poilievre dodges question on firing Bank of Canada governor, criticizes Mark Carney instead | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Poilievre dodges question on firing Bank of Canada governor, criticizes Mark Carney instead Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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April 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Kevin Page with Global News' Mackenzie Gray on the risk of firing the Bank of Canada Governor: "it would cause a financial shock. It would be a very bad move from a policy perspective and political one" globalnews.ca/video/111391...
“For the time being, the only exception to tariffs will be goods coming from Canada and Mexico that comply with the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement signed under Trump’s first term.” www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/b...
Trump just massively escalated his trade war. Here’s what he announced | CNN Business
President Donald Trump is stepping up his massive global trade war, a move that’s certain to weigh on Americans’ wallets and could push the US economy into a painful recession.
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April 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“For the time being, the only exception to tariffs will be goods coming from Canada and Mexico that comply with the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement signed under Trump’s first term.” www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/b...
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'There's no magic math': Why cutting government waste won't fund election promises, with Sahir Khan
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March 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
'There's no magic math': Why cutting government waste won't fund election promises, with Sahir Khan
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🎧 This week on WONK: Peter MacKay and @sahirkhan.bsky.social discuss the perils of public procurement and how the F-35 purchase still haunts us with host Amanda Lang.
Fighting about U.S. fighter jets (and government procurement) - Public Policy Forum
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call to review Canada’s purchase of F-35 jets from America’s Lockheed Martin is another battle line drawn in the ongoing trade war. But it has also re-opened old scars. Ca...
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March 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🎧 This week on WONK: Peter MacKay and @sahirkhan.bsky.social discuss the perils of public procurement and how the F-35 purchase still haunts us with host Amanda Lang.
My new piece on “fixing government” in Policy Magazine. It’s a public finance lens on doing better while building public confidence. www.policymagazine.ca/fixing-the-f...
Fixing the Fisc: Free Advice for Canada's Next Prime Minister - Policy Magazine
For as long as Mark Carney is Canada's new prime minister, and beyond that into the outcome of the upcoming federal election, the country's political leader
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March 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
My new piece on “fixing government” in Policy Magazine. It’s a public finance lens on doing better while building public confidence. www.policymagazine.ca/fixing-the-f...
