Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to drop pledge to balance budget in 2 years

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'In the last three years, Trudeau has made an even bigger mess of the budget than I thought possible'
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will balance the federal budget in five years instead of the two he promised if he becomes prime minister.
Canada's Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer on Friday plans to drop a previous pledge to balance the budget within two years if elected, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has made it impossible to do so responsibly.

Opinion:

You can't balance the budget if you cut taxes.
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