Liberals won’t be able to control deficit: Joe Oliver

In a Q&A with Advisor, outgoing Finance Minister Joe Oliver says the newly elected Liberal government won’t be able to limit the annual federal deficit to $10 billion a year.

The Liberals have promised to run deficits of up to $10 billion for the next three years to fund infrastructure projects.

Oliver says that without a fiscal cushion, this number will increase if Canada’s economy slows even further.

Read the full interview here.