Budget offers $50B jolt to help Canada double its electricity grid

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Budget 2026 outlines the federal government's plan to spend more than $50 billion in "bold and ambitious measures" to expand Canada's electricity system. The Carney government provided more details about how it plans to double Canada's electricity grid by 2050 in Thursday's federal budget. (CBC)Budget 2026 outlines the federal government's plan to spend more than $50 billion in "bold and ambitious measures" in the coming decades to expand Canada's electricity system. The Carney government set an ambitious goal of doubling Canada's electricity grid by 2050.

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