Deficits in big-spending pre-election budget tee up ballot-box choice

OTTAWA — The final budget of the Trudeau government’s mandate will scatter billions in fresh spending — on everything from pharmacare to retraining workers to first-time home buyers — as the Liberals commit to an electoral fight that pits their deficit-spending vision versus the Conservatives’ balanced-books approach. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget Tuesday resembled Liberal […]