Federal government to table budget on March 22 amid Trump-related uncertainty
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the federal government’s latest budget on March 22 — his first amid the economic uncertainty of the Donald Trump era.
The budget, the Trudeau government’s second since the 2015 election, comes as Ottawa and corporate Canada scramble to assess the risks of possible and unpredictable policy actions from the country’s top trading partner.
Amid a persistent Canadian fear of negative economic fallout from the Trump administration’s decisions, it remained far from clear Tuesday whether Morneau’s budget will account for the unknowns.
Indeed, Morneau was far more interested in talking about how the budget will be a blueprint for navigating an evolving economy rather than potential economic threats lurking south of the border.