When external shocks have jolted the provincial economy, governments have stepped up and spent, to support hard-hit businesses and workers. Think of the 2008 financial crisis or the COVID-19 pandemic. But with public debt now north of $400 billion, and fears of what it'll cost to backstop Donald Trump's tariff threats, does the province have the balance sheet strength to protect us from the worst?

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