“I don't like what you said. I think the Conservative party is bad. I want Canadians to think my government is good. I will list the things my government has done. Maybe then Canadians will like us and not like the Conservatives.”
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Taxation
A debate on taxation where the Conservatives blamed the Liberals for high gas prices and carbon taxes, while the Liberals attributed it to global factors and conflicts in the Middle East. The two sides mostly talked past each other without much substantive discussion of tax policy.
“I'm going to blame high gas prices on a war in Iran. The other side just doesn't get it.”
“War made oil prices go up. Our government cut gas taxes by 28 cents. What more do you want from me?”