Finance
In question period on finance, Conservative members said the Prime Minister had pledged to spend less than his predecessor but instead added $90 billion in new spending with bureaucracy and operating costs up, and they repeatedly asked whether the government would commit to keeping the upcoming deficit at or under $31 billion, linking spending to food prices, rent and household debt. Liberal ministers replied that Canada’s economy is among the strongest in the G7, with jobs created since September, wages outpacing inflation, and major building projects such as the $4.4-billion Sunrise pipeline expansion adding jobs and tax revenue; they also criticized the Conservatives for voting against programs like school food, child care, dental care and housing. Most exchanges centred on whether government spending or building programs should drive affordability.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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