Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has a difficult balancing act ahead of her as she prepares her spring budget. In light of the co-operation agreement between the Liberals and the NDP, we should expect new measures in the fiscal document to reflect some NDP priorities.
But the government will also need to deliver on its own agenda. At a news conference in January, Freeland said one of her main goals in the budget is to make Canada more innovative.
