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Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of Canada has been left to fight inflation single-handedly.

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BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL
April 24, 2024

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024

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