Feds need to better communicate ‘phase out’ of temporary programs, unsustainability of heightened government spending levels, say experts

There are still many Canadians who are 'very comfortable right now' with temporary programs. 'We need to wean them off, we need to make sure they're temporary,' says former PCO clerk Mel Cappe.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, pictured during a press conference on Oct. 6 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa.
With the 2021 election returning the Liberals to power in a minority government, one former Liberal finance minister says that after nearly two years of unprecedented supports, the federal government needs to eventually come to terms with projected spending levels that are not sustainable, and forme...

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