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Liberals must show results in spring economic update: former PBO
The update will test whether new spending, higher GDP revisions and an Iran war energy shock have improved Ottawa’s fiscal outlook, analysts said.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney will face pressure to demonstrate results from his economic agenda when his government tables a fiscal outlook update on Tuesday, one year after the Liberals secured a minority mandate.
- Carney's agenda focuses on increased defence and infrastructure spending to reduce reliance on the United States amid President Donald Trump's tariff regime, while securing foreign investment and diversifying Canadian exports.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized increased spending on Thursday, citing a C.D. Howe Institute report that Canada can "no longer pride itself on fiscal discipline," while analysts argue Ottawa must pursue a "credible path to balance."
- While the International Monetary Fund praised Canada's fiscal management, economist Randall Bartlett calls the country one of the "cleanest fiscal dirty shirts," warning that any adverse shock could render the position fiscally unsustainable.
- Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page highlighted "transparency pressures on the government" regarding NATO spending targets and nation-building projects, while the war in Iran creates uncertainty for Ottawa's spring forecast.
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Liberals must show results in spring economic update: former PBO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday.
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Carney faces pressure to show results in spring fiscal update: former PBO
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday. The spring economic statement comes one year to the day after the party secured a minority mandate in the federal election, a fourth win for the Liberals in a row, but the first under Carney. It also comes the same week three new Liberal MPs are expected to be sworn into office, officia…
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