Liberals reveal $66.9B deficit in better-than-expected economic update

Liberals reveal $66.9B deficit in better-than-expected economic update

Author: CBC April 29, 2026 Duration: 1:13:21

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tables its spring economic update, showing the economy on more stable footing — but also with a warning: Canada’s economy still risks stumbling as the world grows more dangerous and unpredictable. Power & Politics asks Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne about Canada’s plan to weather that uncertainty, and gets reaction from Conservative international trade critic Adam Chambers. 


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