Nothing matters more to a finance minister than credibility

Bill Morneau has got off to a poorer start than need be, whether because of his own misjudgment or the poor advice of others. The good news for him is that it’s not too late to establish credibility. The question is will he?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau pictured March 22 before tabling the budget in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

April 25, 2016

TORONTO—Nothing matters more to a finance minister than his or her credibility. The public must have confidence that the finance minister is delivering reliable and trustworthy pronouncements on the economy and the state of the public finances in budgets and other public statements. Once credibili...

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