Liberals Improve Business Competitiveness at Expense of More Deficits

Liberals Improve Business Competitiveness at Expense of More Deficits
Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers the fall economic update in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 2018. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—The federal Liberals have come up with a $16 billion answer to Canada’s competitiveness concerns.

Ottawa’s long-awaited plan to help Canada compete with the United States for investment dollars is the centrepiece of its latest fall economic statement, which forecasts slightly deeper annual deficits over the coming years.