Federal Budget 2022: Trudeau government spending costs less than anticipated

Despite $31 billion more in new spending, the 2022 budget has more modest spending plans than what analysts anticipated. The Liberals say they’re being “fiscally responsible.” Mercedes Stephenson explains what Ottawa might be trying achieve by reverting to pre-pandemic spending levels, and the reaction from the Conservative opposition.

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