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Bigger fiscal expansion may eventually be needed

Canada’s growth outlook is one of the weakest among G7 members and other advanced economies. Low commodity prices are the main reason for this. With falling business investment weighing the economy down and imbalances in the housing market threatening medium-term growth prospects, it is good news that fiscal policy will be playing a more expansionary role.

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