Hours before tabling his much-anticipated federal budget, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canadians will be reassured by his government’s fiscal plan.
Champagne said there’s a “lot of uncertainty” for Canadian families and workers amid changing economic conditions but overall he said they will “feel good tonight” about the Liberals’ budget.
“People will go to bed and say, ‘we’re going to be okay,’” said the minister after the cabinet meeting on Nov. 4. “Canada is a strong country. We have strong foundation, strong industry. This budget will really bring us forward as a nation, empower people.”
Champagne has called the first budget of the new Liberal government “pivotal,” saying it will bring rigour in spending while launching “generational investments.”…