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Among the numerous fiscal con jobs in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal economic update is the ongoing attempt to lower perception of the government’s debt level by claiming assets that Ottawa does not own. The government claimed “net debt” — which logically implies total debt minus assets supporting the debt — would come in at $1.4 trillion this fiscal year.

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It’s a fake number. The actual net debt figure is $2.2 trillion. The Carney Liberals are now in the habit of including........

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