Liberals to Release Federal Budget With Eye on Managing Crisis, Post Pandemic Growth

Liberals to Release Federal Budget With Eye on Managing Crisis, Post Pandemic Growth
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The federal government will this afternoon unveil its spending plans to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis and chart an economic course in a post-pandemic Canada.

The Liberals’ first budget in two years is expected to outline the government’s plans for a national child-care system, including what strings will be attached to any spending.