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Canada’s total government spending is now on an unsustainable path, according to an independent watchdog.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer said Tuesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has used up some of the federal government’s room for new spending and tax cuts that could be managed while maintaining the current debt-to-GDP ratio.

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Canada’s provinces and other sub-national governments, however, are struggling. A commodities slump and rising health-care spending has worsened their outlook, which was already on an unsustainable path.

Total government sustainability has swung from net even last year to negative 0.6 per cent of gross domestic product — or roughly $11 billion in unsustainable spending annually. Trudeau’s push into deficit financing and reversal of a planned cut to seniors’ benefits are eating up room that balanced out the dour sub-national outlook.