PBO numbers undercut Carney’s balanced budget claim

PM Mark Carney says Ottawa is ahead of schedule in balancing its operating budget, but the PBO projects the government will instead miss its original target.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is ahead of schedule in balancing its operating budget. However, Canada’s parliamentary budget watchdog projects the government will instead miss its original target by a year under its current outlook.

A new Parliamentary Budget Officer report projects the federal operating budget will not…