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Canada’s Finances: Soaring Expenditures Worsen Winter Chill

Canada’s Finances: Soaring Expenditures Worsen Winter Chill
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises virtually during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
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It’s not just the recent blast of winter giving me chills as 2021 comes to a close. The political manoeuvring being done in Ottawa as the fall parliamentary session came to a close is sending outright shivers up my spine, particularly when it comes to the nation’s finances.