Discussion · Oral Questions
Sandra Cobena Conservative
“The Prime Minister renamed $94 billion in regular expenses as investments to make government spending look better. Independent budget watchdogs have called out this practice. I want the government to explain why it is misleading Canadians about our country's finances.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister sold Canadians on his financial credentials, and then when they were not looking, he took advantage of that trust by inventing financial definitions used nowhere else in the world. He relabelled $94 billion of expenses as investments. This is like calling a grocery bill an investment. The former PBO and the IMF called them out, and now the new PBO has gone even further by saying that these invented definitions are not even being applied consistently. Why is this Liberal government destroying the integrity of Canada’s books?”
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Opposition question in Question Period
Respect 69 of 100
This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “he took advantage of that trust”.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister sold Canadians on his financial credentials, and then when they were not looking, he took advantage of that trust by inventing financial definitions used nowhere else in the world. He relabelled $94 billion of expenses as investments. This is like calling a grocery bill an investment. The former PBO and the IMF called them out, and now the new PBO has gone even further by saying that these invented definitions are not even being applied consistently. Why is this Liberal government destroying the integrity of Canada’s books?