Findlay, the party's environment critic, deleted the tweet on Saturday afternoon and apologized for sharing content from an account supporting conspiracy theories.

Much of the bump in spending was a result of emergency aid programs the Liberals rolled out as businesses shuttered and workers were laid off, furloughed or had their hours slashed.

Fitch Ratings downgraded Canada's triple-A credit rating in June, dropping the country to an "AA+" rating over what it called "the deterioration of Canada's public finances"' due to COVID-19.

Freeland on Thursday couldn't say what would be in her first budget, noting she didn't get an economic crystal ball at her swearing-in ceremony two days earlier.

Meera Estrada says she hopes Chrystia Freeland succeeds because her success would be symbolic of what is possible for all women in Canada.