“I'm filling time by talking vaguely about having a plan. I hope the people of Portneuf believe me and ignore the Conservatives.”
What they said. What they meant.
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During question period, the Conservatives pressed the government on Canada being the only G7 country in a recession according to a Statistics Canada report, and criticized the high cost of living. The Liberals disputed that Canada is in a recession, pointed to their tax cuts and grocery benefit to help with affordability, and blamed global economic headwinds and US tariffs for economic challenges. Much of the discussion consisted of partisan rhetoric and arguing over economic definitions and statistics rather than substantive policy debate.
“We are the good guys. We will give more money to middle class Canadians. We will build homes. The Conservatives are the bad guys and they are hurting Canada.”
“I want to argue that Canada isn't in a recession even if there are reasons it might look that way. I could throw around numbers to support that, but I won't, because the real message I want to push is that it's all because of some external trade stuff and a conflict overseas, not anything we did. But don't worry, we've got this.”
“I'm going to fuss about the rules to avoid answering the question.”
“I want to repeat myself so it sinks in: there's no recession. The real problem is trade with the U.S. We have a plan for that.”