Finance Minister Bill Morneau this week unveiled a fiscal package equivalent to 3.6% of GDP to help offset the disruption caused the coronavirus outbreak. This may be enough to prevent the forthcoming recession from turning into a longer slump – providing even more stringent containments measures are not put in place – but it is far too small to ensure a strong recovery further down the line.
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