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<p>John Geddes sat down with the CEO of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to find out why he thinks this budget is a watershed moment for infrastructure</p>
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<p>And here, he asks David Macdonald, senior economist for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, if the federal deficit matters a lot, or a little.</p>
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<p>Men chat as they walk up Parliament Hill to the centre block in Ottawa, Thursday January 17, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</p>


Budget talk: how much does the federal deficit matter?

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