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Michael Taube: Fiscal Mismanagement Seems to Be the Norm in the Current Government

Michael Taube: Fiscal Mismanagement Seems to Be the Norm in the Current Government
The Canadian flag flies near the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in a file photo. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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There are many tools that political leaders can use to ensure good governance. One of them is a firm commitment to fiscal management. A government should act prudently in terms of the way it spends the taxpayers’ money, introduces social programs and financial measures, manages economic crises, balances budgets, controls debt and deficit spending, and so forth.