Althia Raj: Carney’s focus is instead on fixing Canada’s problem, its anemic economic growth, its productivity gap, by leveraging public money to help create opportunities in key sectors — infrastructure, housing, critical minerals, AI, defence, international trade — spurring more private-sector investment, creating jobs, making Canadians wealthier.
It’s the kind of budget that makes policy nerds happy — and hopeful that the government can execute on its plans…