Canada's Liberals take gamble, propose deficits to boost growth

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition Liberals, trying to kick-start a sluggish election campaign, on Thursday took a political gamble by proposing to run budget deficits to help finance a major national infrastructure program. Prime Minister Stephen Harper - running mainly on his economic record ahead of the Oct 19 federal vote - says deficit spending would be disastrous. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said low interest rates and Canada's favorable debt-to-GDP ratio meant now