OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to give a speech late Wednesday on the tough choices his Liberal government faces in its first budget.

Carney is set to address a group of university students — young people who could feel the effects of the budget for years to come.

The Conservatives said their leader, Pierre Poilievre, would meet privately with Carney on Wednesday to discuss the planned fiscal blueprint.

The Prime Minister’s Office said Carney is meeting this month with opposition leaders to talk about their priorities as the parliamentary session progresses.

The office said meetings with the Bloc, NDP and Green leaders have already taken place.

The government has indicated that the budget, to be presented Nov. 4, will include spending restraint measures as well as ne

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