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During Question Period on finance, the Conservative leader said the government is spending too much and running a record-high deficit, and asked whether the Prime Minister would cut spending and waste to bring it down. The Liberal minister responded by defending her party’s programs, including help with child care costs for single mothers, school food programs, skilled trades training, and funding for major projects, and asked what Conservatives would cut instead.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Patty Hajdu

Liberal
“I am proud to be a Liberal because we help single mothers pay for child care, feed kids in school, train workers, and fund big projects. I want to know what Conservatives stand for if they oppose these things.”

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Mr. Speaker, if being just another Liberal means that we support single mothers with the cost of child care, then I am just another Liberal. If being just another Liberal means that we help ensure that kids get food to eat in schools, then I am just another Liberal. If making sure that skilled tradespeople get the training to get those prosperous jobs, or investing in major projects, is being a Liberal, then I am just another Liberal. I guess the question is this: What do Conservatives really stand for if being Liberal is about helping Canadians?

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