Discussion · Oral Questions
Steven MacKinnon Liberal
“Inflation is back in the target zone. The Conservatives keep complaining about our spending, but they will not say what they would cut. I want the finance critic to show us their list of cuts.”
“Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend is the finance critic, it must be said, for the official opposition. They keep talking about inflationary spending. First of all, inflation is in the target zone of the Bank of Canada and has been for some time. We have yet to see, and maybe the finance critic could help us out here, a list of proposed cuts. What do they define as inflationary spending and how do they propose to withdraw that from the people who benefit, like our seniors, for example? Where is the list? What is it? The finance critic—”
-
Government answer in Question Period
Relevance 45 of 100
None of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked.
See full analysis
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend is the finance critic, it must be said, for the official opposition. They keep talking about inflationary spending. First of all, inflation is in the target zone of the Bank of Canada and has been for some time. We have yet to see, and maybe the finance critic could help us out here, a list of proposed cuts. What do they define as inflationary spending and how do they propose to withdraw that from the people who benefit, like our seniors, for example? Where is the list? What is it? The finance critic—