Liberals’ Platform Promises $130 Billion in New Spending, Larger Deficits

Liberals’ Platform Promises $130 Billion in New Spending, Larger Deficits
Liberal Leader Mark Carney speaks during the French-language federal leaders' debate in Montreal on April 16, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
Chandra Philip
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The Liberal Party has released the price tag of its election platform, which comes to about $130 billion in new spending over the next four years while running deficits until at least fiscal year 2028–29.

The party released its costed platform on April 19, a day after advance voting opened for four days over the Easter weekend, with election day fast approaching on April 28.