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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dickin.jpg2000700March Madness keeps much of Ottawa up at night. No, not the sports tournament! I’m talking about the spending binge that happens every March as federal government departments urgently try to get money out the door before the start of the new fiscal year on April 1. March Madness has long been criticized. Spending money […]