Debt, deficit ‘not ballot booth issues’ for most Canadians: pollsters

Unlike in the last election, none of the major party leaders has promised to try and balance the budget within a four year mandate during this campaign.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on his way into the Oct. 7 leaders debate at the History Museum in Gatineau, Que. Mr. Trudeau is running for re-election on a plan to run deficits of more than $20-billion per year for the foreseeable future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

October 14, 2019

A majority of Canadian voters doesn’t rank balancing the budget or managing federal debt as key issues, say two leading pollsters. The proportion of people who say Canada’s federal debt should be a top priority for the gover...

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