“I want to blame the government for youth unemployment and housing costs. I think they did everything wrong and made the problem worse.”
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Youth
The Conservatives raised concerns about high youth unemployment, unaffordable housing and groceries, and the growing national debt under the Liberal government. The Liberals responded by touting their infrastructure spending, support programs, and Canada's strong fiscal position compared to other G7 nations. The Liberals urged Conservatives to support their spring economic update and child care initiatives, while the Conservatives argued the current programs aren't working and offered their own proposals to help struggling youth and young families.
“Young Canadians are unemployed. They can't afford things. The Liberals borrowed so much money. The Liberals did immigration wrong. The Liberals made things expensive. The Liberals should take responsibility for making things bad.”
“Young Canadians are having a hard time finding jobs. The Fraser Institute says youth unemployment is very high. The Prime Minister should spend less money so young people in Oshawa and Canada can afford to live.”
“Liberals made a crisis. Then they make programs to fix it. The programs don't work. Young people are worse off. Liberals just tax and spend. It's the same as before but worse. Liberals make young people pay for Liberal mistakes.”
“This government spends too much. Too much debt. Too much tax. Youth are the ones who will have to pay for their bad choices. Too many youth have no jobs. Youth unemployment is very high. More youth can't find jobs than ever before. All these problems are because of this government's bad policies. When will the government stop? Their bad budgets make everything cost more for youth. Youth need a chance to be able to eat, work and own a home.”
“The Liberal plan is bad. It doesn't work. Everything costs too much. The government spends too much money and borrows too much. That hurts businesses and jobs. Especially for young people. The government takes too much money from people and businesses. And they do immigration wrong too. It all makes everything cost more. But the Prime Minister keeps doing the same thing. And it all costs too much. And it doesn't help young people. The Liberals should stop doing things that don't work.”
“The government has a lot of debt. Things are not fine. We have proposals to help young people and families. We have a youth jobs plan. We want to change parental leave rules to help people have kids and make families bigger. The government should support our proposals.”