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It’s always the little things that get you into trouble in politics.

Since the Trudeau government’s unprecedented gamble with the public finances is far from little, it suggests the fallout from fall economic statement will be limited.

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The laws of physics state that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The forecast that $32 billion will be added to already whopping deficits over the next five years, with no apparent plan to get back to balanced budgets, should cost the government support.

But politics doesn’t follow such immutable laws. The numbers involved are so huge and the government’s efforts to cloud the issue so effective that the Liberals will probably get away with it.

“Voters are slow to respond to this issue. The historical record suggests you can’t win on deficit financing until you are on the verge of crisis,” said Tom Flanagan, professor emeritus in political science at the University of Calgary and a former Conservative Party campaign manager.