The Liberal spin machine is in overdrive again this time on the fiscal and finanical front. What two sided message will be sent that none of which will give any confidence to domestic AND foreign investment? With the election less than a year away, larger and more frequent promises (to be broken) were expected. May be the Liberals truly are out of ideas.
"...Trudeau’s finance chief, Bill Morneau, will unveil a fiscal update Wednesday in Ottawa that provides a shot at redemption after warnings about the country’s fading competitiveness. It will likely include incentives for capital investment but not an across-the-board reduction in corporate taxes.
The government has frustrated some business leaders with an agenda heavily focused on social issues and riled economists by running unnecessary deficits. Morneau’s last federal budget -- which punted infrastructure investments in favor of new program spending -- landed in February without a mention of U.S. tax reform despite calls to keep pace..."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-19/trudeau-seeks-redemption-from-business-leaders-in-budget-update?srnd=premium-canada
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