‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches

The prime minister faces the task of balancing the government's operating budget, while also spending more in key areas, such as national defence and infrastructure projects, says David McLaughlin.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised that his Liberal government will table a budget this fall.

Reining in operational expenses while also increasing spending on nation-building projects will be a tough balancing act that will put pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government as it charts a course with its first federal budget to be released this fall.

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