New shoes on budget day

[2] News stories of the practice have been investigated by the Library of Parliament and by Canadian academics Alex Marland and Mary Francoli.

[3][4] Walter Edward Harris in 1955 was the first Minister of Finance to receive media coverage about the quirky practice, but only that he was wearing old footwear and therefore not following the so-called tradition.

[11] The next two Finance Ministers, John Turner and Donald Macdonald, are thought to have delivered their budgets without new shoes.

[16] Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau held photo-ops to reveal his footwear for the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 budgets.

In 2021, Chrystia Freeland revealed her footwear on Twitter amidst the pandemic and, in 2022, she held a photo-op at a women's shoe store.

[2] The tradition has been around for so long that, as Nova Scotia's Steele said after leaving his position, "It's hard to be original ... Every gimmick has been done", and passers by often ask finance ministers in the days before new budgets whether they have purchased new shoes yet.

[2] In 2016, New Democratic Party finance Minister Joe Ceci opted to wear his father's old work boots while delivering the NDP's first provincial budget; he opted to donate new work boots to a woman worker associated with Women Building Futures.

[2] In 2002, New Brunswick finance minister Peter Mesheau wore new hiking boots when he delivered his budget.

[28] In 2009, Nova Scotia finance minister Graham Steele polished his shoes when, as he later said, "we buffed up the previously introduced Progressive Conservative budget".

[33] Saskatchewan finance minister Ken Krawetz first bought a new pair of shoes for budget day in 2013.

[34] On February 25, 2020, Northwest Territories Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek wore natural harp seal fur high heel shoes when she tabled her first Budget Address for the 19th Legislative Assembly.

In 1999, Finance Minister Kelvin Ng wore caribou-skin boots when he tabled Nunavut's budget.

[2] In 2020, Newfoundland and Labrador finance minister Siobhán Coady presented the budget wearing shoes gifted to her by a friend.