Ep.7: The Realities of COVID-19 on Provincial and Federal Budgets with Janice MacKinnon

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English - April 21, 2020 14:20 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: Ep.6: Extending a Lifeline to Canadians in the Sharpest Economic Downturn of our Time with Tamara Vrooman

Next Episode: Ep.8: What Sacrifices are People Willing to Make During a Crisis? with Peter Loewen

Episode 7 | In the early 1990s Janice MacKinnon helped steer Saskatchewan through its fiscal crisis. She joined Policy Speaking host Edward Greenspon for a discussion around the fiscal realities of the COVID-19 crisis on provincial and federal budgets. What advice would she give to Canada's finance minister and what would it take to see an economic turnaround in 2021 or 2022?