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‘Deficits are lower, that’s a fact’: Finance minister defends budget

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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says criticisms of his government’s fiscal positioning are not based in fact. “What you’re seeing in the federal budget, first of all, is that deficits are down,” Champagne told CTV News Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos in an interview on CTV Question Period airing Sunday. “Last year, this year and projected into the future, they’re lower.”

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‘Deficits are lower, that’s a fact’: Finance minister defends budget

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says criticisms of his government’s fiscal positioning are not based in fact.

11 hours ago·Toronto, Canada

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CTV News broke the news in Toronto, Canada 11 hours ago on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

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