The next steps the Liberals must take to restore Canada’s fiscal stability

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The next steps the Liberals must take to restore Canada’s fiscal stability

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has more work to do to live up to the legacy of Paul Martin The Editorial Board The Globe and Mail Published 16 minutes ago

Illustration by Melanie Lambrick

In his speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tried to position his budget as a successor to the seminal 1995 effort of Paul Martin.

“I am reminded of the words of a previous Finance Minister, when in 1995, he presented his budget,” he said. “‘Our very way of life as Canadians is being tested and there are times in the progress of people when fundamental choices must be made, and a new course charted. For Canada, this is one of those times