Discussion · Government Orders
Mark Gerretsen Liberal
“A former Conservative campaign manager said the economy is not in a recession and job numbers are up. What does the member think about what his fellow Conservative said?”
“Madam Speaker, the member mentioned Liberal pundits at the beginning of his speech. Here is something a pundit said, “it’s dangerous politics to be going out here claiming the sky is falling when in a month’s time or two month’s time, when the next numbers come out, it shows that it isn’t. It was a week later.... The job numbers are better than they were last quarter. We have the C.D. Howe Institute coming out and arguing, another economist saying it’s not a recession.” Does the House know which pundit that is? It is Fred DeLorey, the former Conservative campaign manager for Erin O’Toole, who said that on the CBC. Would the member like to comment on the comments of his Conservative friend’s punditry?”
Official Hansard
Madam Speaker, the member mentioned Liberal pundits at the beginning of his speech. Here is something a pundit said, “it’s dangerous politics to be going out here claiming the sky is falling when in a month’s time or two month’s time, when the next numbers come out, it shows that it isn’t. It was a week later.... The job numbers are better than they were last quarter. We have the C.D. Howe Institute coming out and arguing, another economist saying it’s not a recession.” Does the House know which pundit that is? It is Fred DeLorey, the former Conservative campaign manager for Erin O’Toole, who said that on the CBC. Would the member like to comment on the comments of his Conservative friend’s punditry?