MPs Question Use of Foreign Consultants in Budget Planning

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A new scandal is brewing on Parliament Hill after revelations that the Department of Finance relied heavily on foreign consulting firms to help draft major sections of the federal budget — including fiscal forecasts, tax frameworks, and economic stimulus planning.

The firms involved, including U.S.-based and European corporations, were paid millions in untendered contracts — all while public service economists and analysts were sidelined.

“Who’s Really Writing Canada’s Budget?”

That’s the question Conservative MPs are demanding answers to, as the news raises alarm bells over national sovereignty, economic secrecy, and conflicts of interest.

MP Pierre Paul-Hus called the revelations “a betrayal of the Canadian taxpayer,” adding, “This government would rather trust Silicon Valley and Brussels than its own civil service.”

Documents tabled in the House show that multiple budget lines — including green energy transitions and digital currency frameworks — were outsourced to external consultants, some of whom have previously lobbied for multinational corporations.

Growing Pattern of Outsourcing Policy

This is not an isolated case. The Liberals have previously used external consultants for:

  • COVID response strategies

  • National climate finance architecture

  • Digital ID rollout plans

Critics say this trend reflects a lack of internal leadership and ideological capture by globalist agendas.

Poilievre has proposed new legislation — the Canadian Policy Sovereignty Act — which would:

  • Limit use of foreign contractors in strategic policy

  • Mandate parliamentary review of large external consulting contracts

  • Reinvest in Canada’s own policy and statistical institutions

For many Canadians, this is more than a budgeting concern — it’s about trust. Who is making decisions for Canada: elected representatives and civil servants, or private foreign advisors with globalist incentives?

The Conservative message is clear: Canadian policy should be made by Canadians, for Canadians — not imported behind closed doors.