Federal Budget 2023-2024: A few wins, a miss on fiscal balance

March 29th, 2023 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the new federal budget Tuesday, a mixed bag of additional health care spending, some affordability measures, and a continuation of deficit financing. The budget outlook includes weak GDP growth of 0.3 per cent, another $43 billion in net new spending initiatives over earlier projections, and a turn away […]