Peter MacKay, former Conservative foreign affairs minister, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the upcoming Nov. 4

federal budget

, the

change in the release schedule

to the fall from the spring and the “eye-watering” spending that has already been announced by

Mark Carney

‘s Liberal government.

• Email: lharapyn@postmedia.com

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