TORONTO (AP) Canada's government says it will introduce a law requiring a balanced budget during normal economic times.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government announced the proposed law in a speech in Parliament on Wednesday that outlines the government's priorities.
The government says it will introduce concrete timelines for restoring a balanced budget after an economic crisis.
The government says the deficit is less than forecast and it plans to balance the budget by 2015.
The Harper government also says a lack of pipelines threatens to strand resources at a time when global demand for Canadian energy is soaring.
