Finance

During members’ statements under the topic of finance, Conservative MP Michael Cooper criticized the government’s budget, saying spending and the deficit are higher than promised, and that this has coincided with high food prices, housing costs, and unemployment.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Michael Cooper, St. Albert—Sturgeon River

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“The Prime Minister is spending much more money than he promised. The government is doubling the deficit and adding a record amount of debt. All this spending has led to high food prices, high housing costs, and high unemployment.”
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    “Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.”

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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals’ costly budget demonstrates once again that the Prime Minister’s rhetoric does not match reality. The Prime Minister promised to spend less. It turns out that he is spending more, way more than Justin Trudeau. In only one year, the Prime Minister has managed to double Trudeau’s deficit, and now the Liberals are on track to rack up a record $1 trillion of new debt. It begs the question. For all of the spending and all of the debt, what do the Liberals have to show for it? The answer is record food inflation, record housing costs, terrible productivity and the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7. Despite the Prime Minister’s rhetoric, he is more of the same. He is just another costly Liberal.

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