Freeland must ‘say no a lot’: strategic spending needed to craft ‘challenging’ budget, say former finance officials

The finance minister needs to have ‘some difficult conversations' with her colleagues that will likely require strong 'internal messaging' and good 'caucus management,' says Liberal strategist Elliot Hughes.
When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers Budget 2023 this spring, it will be one of 'the most challenging budgets' her department has faced in recent history, says former Finance Canada economist Rachel Samson.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is preparing to deliver one of “the most challenging budgets” her department has faced in recent history, and her “credibility as finance minister” is on the line if she is not able to use her third fiscal blueprint to achieve key p...

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