‘A Kind of Newspeak’: ‘Modern Supply-Side’ Budget Downplays High Costs of New Spending, Say Experts

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tables the federal budget in the House of Commons as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on, in Ottawa on April 7, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

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Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland classified her budget as “modern supply-side economics,” but its greater reliance on government spending represents a new twist on the concept, some experts say.