“I want to signal I like a popular thing. Our government should spend on the popular thing.”
What they said. What they meant.
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In this debate, Liberal MPs spent their time praising Canadian athletes who competed in the Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Games, and discussing how the government supports these athletes. No specific policies or funding measures were mentioned, just general expressions of pride and support for Team Canada.
“The government is spending $755 million on sports because it's popular and makes people feel good.”