Fri Mar 5, 2010 1:04pm EST
OTTAWA, March 5 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy willcontinue to grow modestly in coming years and that, combinedwith spending restraint, will help eliminate the budgetdeficit, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.
"We"re not anticipating dramatic growth in the Canadianeconomy but modest, moderate growth as we go forward which isall we need in order to get a balanced budget in the mediumterm," Flaherty said in a speech in London, Ontario.
Flaherty presented a budget on Thursday that outlinedspending curbs to help close the budget gap. (Reporting by Louise Egan; Editing by Jeffrey Hodgson)
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