Politics Briefing: Cabinet ministers get directive to cut billions in spending

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Hello, Federal cabinet ministers have been given less than two months to find about $15-billion in spending cuts. New Treasury Board President Anita Anand gave her colleagues an Oct. 2 deadline to find the savings from existing spending plans, according to a letter obtained by The Globe and Mail. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s March budget booked the $15-billion in savings before identifying where all of those cuts would be made. “I am seeking your support to develop proposals to achieve these targets,” Anand told fellow cabinet ministers in the letter. “In particular, organizations should review their programming to identify where...