“You know a lot of countries, but one is different and bad. It's the one with a recession. Which one is it?”
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The Economy
During Question Period, the Conservatives hammered the Liberal government on Canada being the only G20 country currently in a recession. The Conservatives cited negative economic indicators and accused the Liberals of both ignoring and causing the problem. The Liberals defended their economic record, citing trade deals, support for impacted industries, benefit programs, and Canada's projected growth in the G7. The Conservatives kept pushing and highlighted the struggles of average Canadians.
“I don't want to answer your question. I want to change the subject to how I am proud of Canada and how we will keep spending money.”
“I want to criticize the government's economic management. I say their mistakes are making Canada the only G20 country in recession. I think growth will be bad the next few years. I want to argue the government's pledges about debt aren't realistic.”
“I will repeat our list of talking points. Our government is building the Canada it wants. The Prime Minister is building the Canada he wants. We will make you want it too.”
“The Prime Minister isn't answering the question. He won't say if we're in a recession. Canadians are worried about their jobs and savings. He should stop dodging and give a straight answer.”
“I want to talk about how great our leader is instead of answering the question about recession. Look at the trade deals! Jobs! Our leader is better than your leader.”
“I want the government to admit we're in a recession. Saying we have a growing economy isn't true. Liberals ignoring the word 'recession' doesn't change that Canada is the only G20 country in one.”
“You say there's a recession, but I won't answer that. Where is your plan? I want to hear a detailed policy plan from you. I'll just keep asking about your lack of a plan instead of responding to the recession question.”
“I want the Prime Minister to admit his economic management failed. Canada is in a recession under him. I listed many bad economic results under his government. I want one simple yes or no answer from him.”
“I want to talk about our announcement for the aluminum sector instead of answering the question about the economy. I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing about whether the Prime Minister's economic management failed.”
“Housing costs are rising fast. The Liberals should do more to help young families afford homes and live with dignity. The government should stop helping bankers and start helping regular people.”
“I want you to support our spending programs! I'm going to list off a lot of big numbers to make our spending sound good. You should vote for these programs because they give people money. Never mind how we'll pay for it.”