Economics

Trudeau Ready to Open Spending Taps for Coronavirus and Beyond

Fiscal update will cement PM’s status as stimulus champion
Plan to set guardrails preserving Canada’s fiscal credibility

Chrystia Freeland and Justin Trudeau put on masks after an Aug. 18 news conference announcing her appointment as finance minister.Photographer: James Park/Bloomberg

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By Kait Bolongaro and Theophilos Argitis

November 28, 2020 at 1:00 PM UTC

Updated on

November 30, 2020 at 6:00 AM UTC

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Justin Trudeau, already among the most enthusiastic champions of government spending, will deliver another dose of stimulus to shore up an economic recovery that’s starting to creak amid a second wave of Covid-19 in Canada.