The Trudeau Liberals delivered their first budget since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an eye to post-pandemic economic recovery. 

But it also shows the government eyeing an election. 

Parliamentary Bureau Chief and National Post Columnist John Ivison joins Dave to discuss the spending priorities of the budget, what it means for Canada’s bottom line long term, and how it potentially disadvantages Trudeau’s biggest rivals come election time. 

Background reading: John Ivison: A federal budget for you? No, it's out to crush the NDP and shame Conservatives

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