Freeland’s economic plan puts a chicken in every pot

When voting time comes, the government is calculating the electorate will have tuned out all the debate on what the big numbers mean and remember the thousand dollars they got, along with the job they were able to keep.
The smaller numbers in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's economic statement may be more revealing than the staggering $381-billion deficit and another potential $100-billion stimulus program, writes Tim Powers.
OTTAWA—The Trudeau government brought down its long-awaited economic statement earlier this week and history was made as it was delivered by Canada’s first-ever female Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The latter was long overdue. The smaller numbers in the economic statement may be more revea...

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