You have to wonder whether the Canadians telling pollsters they want more spending on housing and health care, are the same ones who say government is overspending.

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The debate on the federal budget has focused on what some see as runaway spending, and certainly $53 billion in new spending is a lot of money.

And while recent polls appear to suggest most Canadians believe the Liberal government is overspending, there is such a divergence of views, it is unclear that they really want less spending.

Ask people who can’t find housing, the six million Canadians without a family doctor, mayors overseeing broken transit systems, or advocates for a strong military, and the cry is for more, not less money.

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It all comes down to what constitutes a priority, and yours may be different from mine. You may care about the impact of increased spending on inflation, while someone wants more money to go into........

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