Billions to “close gaps” but dead silence on balanced budget

If money can fulfill the many-splendored dreams of equity, gender parity and reconciliation — among other ill-defined goals — the country is in good hands. Whether cash (or anything else) can in fact ferret out those elusive goals there will still be debt, however. Today’s federal budget makes zero mention of how that will be paid down despite the prime minister’s election promise 24 months ago to guarantee it  Many Liberals may be asking where’s Paul Martin when we need him. Budget links