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OTTAWA — The new Trudeau government is suggesting it may have to make adjustments to fulfil its budgetary election vows after the Conservatives left only a few fiscal scraps behind.

The Liberals had pledged to keep budget deficits at no more than $10 billion a year over the next three years and still balance the books before the next election.

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However, a report this week by the federal budget watchdog warned that grimmer economic conditions could drive the country into deeper deficits starting next year.

Treasury Board President Scott Brison was asked Thursday whether, in light of the weakened outlook, future deficits exceeding $10 billion were out of the question.

“We will deal with, first of all, addressing the fact that we inherited from the previous government a bare cupboard,” Brison told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, without giving specifics on how the government plans to deal with the situation.