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Expect rapid economic growth in Canada after third wave

RBC Economics’ Dawn Desjardins talks about the economic assumptions in Budget 2021

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Dawn Desjardins, deputy chief economist at RBC Economics, talks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn in the video below about the economic assumptions in Budget 2021, and how Canada can expect rapid economic growth after the third wave wave.

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