The Liberal government will begin rolling out a long-awaited automatic tax filing system for low- income Canadians and make the school food program permanent in advance of a federal budget the prime minister is promising will lay the groundwork to support the country’s most vulnerable citizens.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the measures at a press conference in his home riding of Nepean, Ont., where he also promised to extend the Canada Strong pass over the holiday season and over the summer of 2026.

“In the budget, we will have to make responsible and pragmatic choices, and, yes, difficult decisions,” Carney said on Friday.

“We will take pragmatic decisions so we can protect programs and initiatives that support the most vulnerable in our society… We will build programs that hel

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