Federal budget to be tabled Feb. 23

Finance Minister Ralph Goodale annnounced a few minutes ago in the House of Commons that he will table the federal budget on February 23. Canada is first among the G7 countries when it comes to federal government fiscal health. Canada has a healthy trade surplus and a too-healthy budget surplus. In fact, the too-healthy budget surplus — something around $10–billion — is a big political problem. Does Goodale turn that surplus back to taxpayers in the form of a tax cut? Does he give more to the provinces for health care and education spending? Does our beleaguered military get a boost in spending? The Globe and Mail reports today that Goodale plans to spend some of that surplus on a national daycare program.

 

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