Winnipeg Free Press By: Jake Fuss and Alex Whalen Posted: Save to Read Later THIS week’s federal budget, the first since the pandemic began, is expected to include details about a massive stimulus package that will cost between $70 billion to $100 billion over the next three years. And yet, if Canada’s past experience with stimulus measures is any guide, this latest effort will not “kick-start” the economy as intended but instead may impede economic recovery while simply adding more government debt. Opinion THIS week’s federal budget, the first since the pandemic began, is expected to include details about a massive stimulus package that will cost between $70 billion to $100 billion over the next three years. And yet, if Canada’s past experience with stimulus measures is any guide, this latest effort will not "kick-start" the economy as intended but instead may impede economic recovery while simply adding more government debt.