Rudyard Griffiths and Falice Chin, The Hub's Alberta bureau chief, preview the Carney government's upcoming budget and its implications for Western Canada. They examine the shift from social programs to infrastructure investment, the government's bet on growing the economic pie to address deficits, and the emerging economic divide between resource-rich Western provinces and struggling Central Canada. The discussion explores whether Ottawa's interventionist approach through targeted subsidies can truly deliver national economic reform.

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