Canada's Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer on Friday plans to drop a previous pledge to balance the budget within two years if elected, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has made it impossible to do so responsibly. But if Canadians elect a Conservative government this fall, we will balance the budget in about a quarter of that time," the text reads. Scheer, 40, is challenging Trudeau in a national election set for October and polls show him holding onto a slight lead. In recent weeks Scheer has started to outline some of his foreign and economic policies. In 2015, Trudeau promised to balance the budget by this year, which he has not done.

Source: CBC News May 23, 2019 21:55 UTC