CBC.ca | Joe Oliver says $1.6B surplus takes falling oil prices into account CBC.ca Finance Minister Joe Oliver says the government is confident it can balance the next federal budget without scaling back on new tax measures and still turn up a small surplus, despite falling oil prices. "I'm proud that our government is on track to ... Federal budget will bank on rebound in oil prices Government on track to balance budget despite low oil prices: Oliver Balanced budget planned despite cheap oil |