Politics Briefing: Political combat over the Liberal government’s spending plan has already begun


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Hello, Even before the federal budget was tabled Tuesday, the political combat over the Liberal government’s spending plan began. “Unless Justin Trudeau cancels his tax hikes and inflationary deficit spending that have driven up the cost of living to 40-year highs, we will vote against this budget,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told a news conference on Parliament Hill. The leader of the Official Opposition made his commitment in the morning ahead of the 4 p.m. ET tabling of the budget. Asked about the prospect of incentives for green infrastructure and green investments in response to the Inflation Reduction Act in...