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It’s common knowledge Canada’s federal budget, due April 21 after being pushed back several months thanks to tanking oil prices, tends to be less detailed financial blueprint than political document.

Based on reporting we’ve done into the everyday financial anxieties plaguing Canadian families, here are some modest recommendations from experts and families we spoke with for Finance Minister Joe Oliver:

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Tell us (and the Finance Minister): What do you want to see in Canada’s federal budget? Why?

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