Liberals to Detail Preview of Federal Deficit, Spending Affected by COVID-19

Finance Minister Bill Morneau rises during a meeting of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 17, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The federal Liberals are to lay out today how they see the COVID-19 pandemic affecting government finances for the fiscal year including an estimated deficit and a projected path for the economy.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is to release what the government has styled a fiscal and economic snapshot.