“I don't want to answer your question. I want to bring up unrelated spending to distract from it.”
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A debate about the economy. The Conservatives asked the Prime Minister why Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. The Liberals announced major investments in forestry communities the same day, but this was not discussed in detail as the Conservatives focused on the recession and the Liberal speaker mainly congratulated a colleague for being allowed to ask a question.