Canada election: Trudeau defends ‘ambitious’ spending increases in party platform

Speaking to reporters and party supporters on Wednesday, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau defended the “ambitious” spending increases outlined in his party’s official campaign platform, saying that in his view, the overall debt-to-GDP ratio proposed by the Liberal plan is still quite reasonable.

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