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Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals play fast and loose with federal books

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That’s the only fiscal strategy the Carney Liberals is good at.

They will spend an added $38 billion this year over last.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) calculates the federal government will spend $594.8 billion in 2026-27 And much of that — nearly $65 billion — will be borrowed money,

Interest on the national debt, which sits at about $1.4 trillion, will cost Ottawa (and taxpayers) nearly $59........

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