OTTAWA – Canada is expected to channel funds into childcare, wage subsidies and other pandemic recovery measures as the government presents its new budget Monday ahead of possible snap elections.
The 2021 budget is the first full fiscal plan from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and is expected to outline Canada’s recovery as virus infections surge.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has promised Ottawa “will continue to do whatever it takes” to fight the spread of the coronavirus and support the economy as it emerges from a recession.
“We have a plan for jobs and robust growth,” she told parliament last month.
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