Cheaper prices at the gas pumps and grocery store helped bring inflation down to 2.2 per cent October, Statistics Canada said Monday.

The city announced the news on November 6. The year-to-date figure has already surpassed last year’s total annual value.

Several opposition MPs did not vote, which enabled the motion to pass in the House of Commons Monday evening.

Ford said Monday he is continuing to support Piccini and suggested there is merit in funding projects that received low rankings from bureaucrats.

Jacques says Ottawa is using overly expansive definitions of capital spending and predicts new spending plans will leave the government with an operating deficit.