John Ivison: Freeland may have changed her thinking toward fiscal restraint, but will Trudeau follow?
A group of policy, finance and green thinkers, including Trudeau’s former principal secretary, Gerald Butts – the Taskforce for Resilient Recovery – released its final report, which recommended the government spend $55.4 billion over five years on clean initiatives. As these things go – and they usually go nowhere – the report is realistic and practical.
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