Liberal government runs $1.6B deficit four months into ’19-20 on higher spending

OTTAWA — Preliminary numbers show the federal government posted a deficit of $1.6 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year as program spending increased $9.1 billion — 9.5 per cent — compared with the year before. In comparison, the Finance Department’s fiscal monitor says the government ran a $4.4-billion surplus during the same […]