John Ivison: Mark Carney's platform relies on fiscal alchemy and hopeful assumptions

WHITBY, ONT.  — On this week’s Ivison video, regular guest Eugene Lang referred to “the trifecta — or what Van Morrison would call The Great Deception.” Lang, an experienced Liberal operative, was talking about the tendency of governments to promise to simultaneously reduce taxes, increase spending and balance budgets. “This kind of thing has never been achieved by any federal government,” he said. “It’s probably not advisable in any co