Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: Certainly, the Canadian public isn’t worrying about deficits right now. But the Prime Minister is telling Canadians his government is embarking on a massive, transformative, budget-revamping plan that will displace other government activities for a generation.
There is a budget plan to trim some spending, including cutting 30,000 jobs in the federal public service over three years. Real people will lose jobs. But that will save the federal treasury a pittance compared with the defence buildup…