Watch the federal budget special

Second video added Despite the shouts of hecklers and protestors, federal finance minister Jim Flaherty brought down a budget that cuts 19,000 government jobs, and kills the penny.

Overall, $5.2 billion in spending will be cut by 2015.

Steve Howse of the DeGroote School of Business joins Taz Boga for our budget coverage. Segments will be added below as available.

Video: Part 1 of our federal budget coverage (32:51):