“I think the government should spend more money. We should spend money on workforce training and infrastructure projects. That will create jobs in construction. Our young people need job opportunities. The government must spend money to make Canada better.”
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Finance
A debate about the government's economic update, spending, and deficits. The Conservatives criticized the Liberals for increasing spending and deficits, while the Liberals defended their economic record and plans to invest in training and infrastructure. Both sides mainly stuck to discussing the substance of the economic issues.
“We Liberals are doing a good job. We have many programs to help young people with their careers and homes. The Conservatives are bad and just complain. We are very responsible with money.”
“The data says we're doing well. We have a strong economy! And we're helping businesses and workers. We're setting up a big fund to help Quebec control its own destiny, like in the 1960s. That's our vision to create prosperity at home.”
“The Conservatives don't get the urgency here. They'd do nothing during a trade war. We're cutting operational costs and spending on capital projects instead. The IMF says it's working. We'll keep going.”
“I'm spending $6 billion of taxpayer money to train more tradespeople. I hope the Conservatives won't get in my way. That money will help me with voters.”