The Carney government is arguing that tax changes, cultural supports, and billions of dollars aimed at stoking investment in today’s Federal Budget will give Canada the freedom to shape its own future. Amidst a very tense time with the United States, the Prime Minister wants Canada to be ‘masters of our own destiny’. At the top of the hour, Ottawa proposed $142.1 billion in new measures, largely offset by stronger-than-expected federal revenues. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has labeled the plan as fiscally sustainable, although the feds expect to post a deficit of $62.3 billion in this fiscal year – some $3 billion lower than April’s projections. CTV’s Josh Pringle dissects the local aspects of today’s promises in Hour 3. But first, it’s time to tackle your comments on all-things LRT, as Kristy Cameron analyzes today’s Question of the Day.