Opposition MPs plan House offensive for Trudeau government’s ‘critically important’ budget

'A budget bill is the blueprint of what a government’s real values and priorities are,' says NDP Murray Rankin.

This week, the 2017 federal budget and subsequent budget implementation bill will be introduced in the House by Finance Minister Bill Morneau. He will deliver a speech going over the broad economic picture, and that kicks off an average four days of debate in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

March 20, 2017

Budget day is coming, and opposition parties are ready to pounce. The Conservatives will be on guard for signs of fiscal irresponsibility and new taxes from the Liberal government, while the NDP will b...

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