What the federal Liberals are pitching in their upcoming budget

OTTAWA - The federal government has started previewing items that will be included in the federal budget set to be introduced on Nov. 4.

Here is a running list of what has been announced by the Liberals ahead of budget day.

Oct. 20: The Liberal government says the budget will introduce Canada’s first-ever whole-of-government national anti-fraud strategy. The government says it will direct banks to put new policies and procedures in place to detect and prevent fraud. The government says it will work with banks and others to develop a voluntary Economic Abuse Code of Conduct and introduce legislation by next spring to create a Financial Crimes Agency.

Oct. 17: The Liberal government says it's fulfilling a campaign promise in its upcoming budget with funding to hire 1,000 more Canada Borde