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Justin Trudeau faced with persuading voters that debt and deficits are not dirty words

Justin Trudeau faced with persuading voters that debt and deficits are not dirty words by John Ivison The fog of electoral war cleared momentarily and one of the key themes of the 42nd general election came into focus, as Justin Trudeau announced the second major economic theme of the Liberal Party platform. The Liberals will double the amount spent on infrastructure over the next 10 years to $125-billion, in an attempt to stimulate demand in the economy, he said. The move will require deficits of less than $10-billion in each of the next two fiscal years, but the budget will… View Article