“I want the government to spend less so Canadians can afford to live.”
What they said. What they meant.
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Finance
A debate about the federal budget and debt. The Conservatives accused the Liberals of excessive spending and mismanaging finances, while the Liberals defended their record and touted specific investments and projects. Much of the discussion consisted of partisan sniping and accusations rather than substantive policy debate.
“I want to pile on bad news to make the government look bad. Food banks! Children! The government is spending more and Canadians are getting less. This is all the government's fault.”
“You say you'll spend less and invest more, but you just call your spending whatever you want. You put another 65 billion on Canada's credit card. Now we spend more on debt interest than health care. Are you actually proud of this?”
“The Liberals are manipulating numbers to hide their terrible deficit. Everything is worse under them, including high household debt. Why do they keep racking up debt and spending more on interest than health care?”
“Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland were so embarrassed by the deficit projection that they both resigned instead of facing it. Now we have another bad budget with double the deficit. After 10 years, the Liberals are still spending and borrowing recklessly. When will the Prime Minister admit nothing has changed?”
“I want you to admit that your budget spends too much. Even Andrew Coyne thinks the economy is in decline and that you're not doing anything about it. Will you stop spending so much?”
“A person in my riding is unhappy. They don't like the direction Canada is going. I agree with them. Government spending is too high and it's causing more debt. The current Prime Minister is just as bad as the previous one. The government should spend less so Canadians can afford to live.”