Discussion · Oral Questions
Sandra Cobena Conservative
“The government is creating too much debt, and my children will have to pay for it. The cost to pay the interest on this debt is growing faster than any other program. Paying it back would cost every family $14,000 more in taxes each year for ten years. The Prime Minister needs to explain how he will pay this debt back.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are building a mountain of debt. My generation and my children’s generation are going to be crushed under it and the Liberals do not seem to care. Interest is the fastest-growing expense in the government. It is not health care, infrastructure or defence; it is interest. The Prime Minister is mortgaging our country’s future but making the book so confusing that no Canadian can see what the bill actually is. Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade. When will the Prime Minister explain how he is going to repay—”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are building a mountain of debt. My generation and my children’s generation are going to be crushed under it and the Liberals do not seem to care. Interest is the fastest-growing expense in the government. It is not health care, infrastructure or defence; it is interest. The Prime Minister is mortgaging our country’s future but making the book so confusing that no Canadian can see what the bill actually is. Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade. When will the Prime Minister explain how he is going to repay—