Six takeaways from Canada's federal budget
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Reuters The budget was put forward on Tuesday by Canada's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has introduced his first federal budget - a blueprint for how he plans to deliver on his promise to make Canada's economy the strongest in the G7. The ambitious plan, seen as a key test of the new leader and former central banker, is as much a political document as a spending blueprint. It warns that Canada is in an era of "significant change" not seen since the fall of the Berlin Wall, which is underscored by its rapidly shifting relationship with the US, once the country's closest ally. "There's some headwinds on the horizon," Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday. "That's why we need a strong response." Here are six takeaways from the spending plan.
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