OTTAWA—With Canadians in a restive, gloomy mood, the Liberal government rolled out an upbeat, optimistic mini-budget meant to begin the job of convincing voters that they are richer than they think. Finance Minister Bill Morneau also used Wednesday’s economic and fiscal update to address the problem of declining business competitiveness arising from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to slash corporate taxes. Brushing aside business demands for equal corporate income tax cuts here, Morneau instead opted to earmark $14-billion
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