The spectre of a trade war and slowing economic growth will hang over Ottawa Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government presents its first federal budget.

Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will present the budget on Tuesday, with experts projecting the government’s deficit skyrocketing this year.

The tabling of the budget will come as an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 42 per cent of respondents want the budget to prioritize helping with the increasing cost of everyday expenses.

That number far outpaced Carney’s stated priorities for transforming the Canadian economy — including investing in the Canadian military and national defence (15 per cent), funding major projects and infrastructure (15 per cent), and even measures to mitigate the im

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