Discussion · Oral Questions
Pierre Poilievre Conservative
“The government is hiding how much money it borrows by splitting its debt into three different categories. No matter what the Prime Minister calls it, Canadians still have to pay the interest. I want him to understand that basic lesson.”
“Mr. Speaker, the finance minister is absolutely right that Canadians are very educated. They are educated enough to know that the government is cooking the books. The Prime Minister is dividing his deficits on three credit cards. One he calls operational spending, another he claims is investment and a third goes to Crown corporations. However, Canadians understand that just because the Liberals put their debt on three different credit cards does not mean they do not have to pay the interest. Given that Canadians understand that, when will the Prime Minister get this basic financial lesson?”
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Opposition question in Question Period
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Mr. Speaker, the finance minister is absolutely right that Canadians are very educated. They are educated enough to know that the government is cooking the books. The Prime Minister is dividing his deficits on three credit cards. One he calls operational spending, another he claims is investment and a third goes to Crown corporations. However, Canadians understand that just because the Liberals put their debt on three different credit cards does not mean they do not have to pay the interest. Given that Canadians understand that, when will the Prime Minister get this basic financial lesson?