Drummond applauds 'realistic' economic forecast, but urges spending restraint, while others praise mini-budget's targeted affordability measures, by Campbellian_ cdnpoli (subs)
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Nov. 3, before tabling her third fall economic statement in the House of Commons.
Economist Don Drummond says he appreciates the government’s “realistic take on the economy” in terms of its long-term forecasting in the fall economic update, but when it comes to the “fiscal fortunes” the government has accrued as a result of inflation, he would like to see less spending and more of it used for paying down the debt.Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.
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