Liberals outlined in their recent fiscal snapshot. Canada’s coronavirus deficit soaring to $343B as feds warn of ‘permanent change’ to economy The fiscal and economic report released a week ago detailed the Liberals’ financial expectations, including a $343.2-billion deficit due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says in a report that there are other numbers behind the biggest ones that MPs and senators should question.He points to projections that enterprise Crown corporations, such as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.