http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gdp-morneau-canada-growth-labour-women-productivity-1.4483411
Canada is coming off a stellar year for economic growth, but an internal memo for the finance minister says the party's over.
The note for Finance Minister Bill Morneau, obtained by CBC News under the Access to Information Act, forecasts average annual growth of just 1.7 per cent this year through to 2022.
That slower-growth number has big implications for federal tax revenues and annual deficits, and suggests Morneau has little wiggle room for spending in Budget 2018.
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Canada is coming off a stellar year for economic growth, but an internal memo for the finance minister says the party's over.
The note for Finance Minister Bill Morneau, obtained by CBC News under the Access to Information Act, forecasts average annual growth of just 1.7 per cent this year through to 2022.
That slower-growth number has big implications for federal tax revenues and annual deficits, and suggests Morneau has little wiggle room for spending in Budget 2018.
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