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John Ivison: Lame-duck Trudeau is still spending, but bureaucrats are trying to stop him

Even after Justin Trudeau’s resignation convulsed Canadian politics, the relentless cavalcade of government spending announcements proceeded apace.

Tens of millions of dollars were committed to the clean fuels sector , to youth theatre modernization , to the revitalization of the Michif language and to address substance abuse .

This reflected the message coming out of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Privy Council Office (PCO) to department heads that it is “business as usual.”

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