For Canada, Keeping Triple-A Rating May Not Be the Focus It Once Was

For Canada, Keeping Triple-A Rating May Not Be the Focus It Once Was
A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on March 22, 2017. Reuters/Chris Wattie/File photo
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TORONTO—Preserving Canada’s triple-A credit rating could be less of a priority for Ottawa than in years gone by, with the focus on digging the economy out of a hole rather than staying in a shrinking group of top-rated sovereign borrowers, analysts say.