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Federal Budget 2023: How Freeland balanced fiscal concerns with cabinet, NDP demands

As the federal government releases its 2023 budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has several factors she has to balance combatting inflation while also working to help Canadians dealing with the effects. David Akin and Mercedes Stephenson talk about the political strategizing Freeland had to navigate, and how she may have had to say no in cabinet when laying out this budget.