On Tuesday, the federal government’s fall economic statement was overshadowed by this year’s deficit and Ottawa’s skyrocketing debt.

How did it get so bad? What does it mean for Canadians? And what’s the economic outlook in a climate of uncertainty?

Armine Yalnizyan, an economist and the Atkinson Fellow On The Future Of Workers, breaks it all down.

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