Opinion: B.C.’s forecast looks bleak amid trade turbulence and rising debt (Business In Vancouver)

As the clock ticks down on the start of the 2025 budget season, spare a thought for Canada’s beleaguered finance ministers.

Toiling at their desks in Ottawa and the provincial capitals, they are struggling to develop realistic fiscal and economic projections amid the whirlwind of chaos unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Every day seemingly brings new pronouncements from the White House that pose fresh risks to the economic outlook and foster more uncertainty for budget planners and business decision-makers ...

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