The spending plan calls for around $20 billion in deficits
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Finance Bill Morneau arrive in the Foyer of the House of Commons to table the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.will scatter billions in fresh spending — on everything from pharmacare to retraining workers to first-time home buyers — as the Liberals commit to an electoral fight that pits their deficit-spending vision versus the Conservatives' balanced-books approach.
With seven months to go before the election, Morneau's plan will spread the cash around. Most of it will be aimed at Canadians' pocketbooks.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau speak as they walk to the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday March 19, 2019. "The opposition would like to see us make cuts very rapidly — their idea is balance the budget at any cost,'' Morneau told a news conference Tuesday after being asked about his deficits.
The government will make several large, one-time investments for 2018-19, including $2.2 billion worth of new infrastructure funding and $1 billion towards improving energy efficiency.
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