This week, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly released a high-production “trailer” for the upcoming federal budget. Ministers of the Crown do not typically prepare sizzle reels to hype upcoming budget announcements, but Joly’s video asserted that they were merely responding to the requests of an enthusiastic constituent. “I wish Budget 2024 had a trailer so Canadians could know what we’re getting into,” reads a social media post by one Amy Sminson featured at the video’s outset.