Saying the money can be put to good use, the NDP is pressing the Liberals to crack down on tax loopholes that they say allow multinationals to shield billions of dollars in offshore havens.
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver the Liberals’ next budget Feb. 27, dangling investments in research, science and job skills but stopping short of promising a balanced budget.
And it’s expected the coming budget will be prepared with a gender focus in mind with investments to promote equality and bring more women into the workforce.
That would continue a focus introduced in the 2017 budget.