OTTAWA — It’ll be a chance for the prime minister to put his money where his mouth is.

Next month’s federal budget dominated question period on Wednesday with the Conservatives taking full advantage of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation for a sit-down to talk about the long-delayed fiscal plan.

“The prime minister did not keep his promise to spend less, he doubled the deficit he inherited and now inflation rates are climbing,” Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre said in French.

“Will the prime minister agree to what we’re looking for: An affordable life for Canadians?”

In response, Carney described the upcoming budget as “ambitious” and “affordable.”

“We will clean up operational expenditures, but we will be investing in Canada,” he said in French.

“This will be the largest inv

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