Andrew Lawton: Carney’s budget makes Trudeau look responsible

$80-billion deficit, pipeline mockery, and Alberta’s Grey Cup deadline collide as Ottawa’s credibility crumbles.

Last week, the Carney government dropped a budget that erased any lingering hopes of fiscal restraint. Ottawa posted an $80-billion deficit, pushing Canada’s national debt toward $1.3 trillion and driving annual debt-interest costs above $55 billion — more than federal health transfers.

International credit agency Fitch is now warning Canada of a potenti…