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Cory Morgan: Canada Can’t Afford Ottawa’s 2023 Budget

Cory Morgan: Canada Can’t Afford Ottawa’s 2023 Budget
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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If anybody was hoping the federal budget would show signs of spending restraint, those hopes were dashed on March 28. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s immediate and enthusiastic support for Chrystia Freeland’s third budget as finance minister indicates just how high-spending it is.