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- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will balance its operating budget a year early.
- Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan warned the balance likely won’t occur until 2029-30, a year past the target.
- Ryan said the government’s operating-budget classifications are subjective and lack a published rationale.
- She noted film tax credits are capital, journalism credits are not, and agricultural programs are split between capital and operating.