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William Watson: Do we really need a policy a day from Ottawa? 

Budgets and fiscal updates remind us how incredibly busy the feds are. If they tried fewer things but did them better, Canadians would benefit

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In the appendix to Ottawa’s spring fiscal update there’s a section that starts off by saying its purpose is “to ensure transparency.” Mind you, this is a little like the carny card shark who reassures players that in his game of Three-Card Monte the cards will be completely visible at all times.

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