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Liberals scrapping 2 billion trees target as part of budget: sources

A man with a shovel pats down a tree that a child is helping plant. A group of other planters are milling about in the background.

The Liberal government is dropping its goal to plant two billion trees by 2031 as part of Tuesday’s budget, according to sources familiar with the matter.