Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Craig Lord
Publication Date: October 16, 2025 - 14:01
Ahead of fall budget, former PBO says Ottawa can afford to run steeper deficits
October 16, 2025
The former parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget, despite concerns raised by the current fiscal watchdog.
Kevin Page published a piece in Policy Magazine this week arguing that considerable levels of economic uncertainty mean Canada must meet a “hinge moment” in the upcoming budget, set for Nov. 4.
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