Champagne defends fiscal track as defence, infrastructure spending ratchets up

OTTAWA - Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne asserted Monday that the Liberals are keeping federal finances under control even as key defence and infrastructure spending details remain under wraps.

Champagne told reporters Ottawa has been “very transparent” with Canadians about the pace of federal spending and the need to focus on what the government can control in a period of geopolitical instability.

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