Canada’s Trudeau Pushes Keynesian Stimulus
Ottawa — Fiscal stimulus may be what the doctor ordered for the world economy, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a tough time persuading his peers to swallow the medicine. Canada’s new Liberal government is expected to post a shortfall of about $22.5 billion in its debut budget, representing one of biggest expansionary swings in fiscal policy in the nation’s history. It’s the sort of activism increasingly touted within...