“Canada's economy is strong. It created 88,000 jobs last month. I want to take credit for that. I don't want people focusing on the negatives.”
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A debate about Canada's economic performance under the current Liberal government compared to past Conservative governments. The Conservatives cited negative statistics and the Liberals cited positive ones. Neither side proposed any specific solutions or discussed policy details. The debate was mostly just partisan sparring.
“The economy has some problems. But every morning we work hard and spend your money to fix it. Look, mining! Trains! Ports! Airplanes! Jobs! We're doing our best on this side of the House.”
“I'm going to ignore your hard question and just say everything is fine. Look, youth unemployment went down 1%. That means 22,000 jobs. I'll also throw in that we're spending $6 billion on skilled trades. So really, we're making Canada strong. That's my answer. Everything is fine.”
“We have a plan. Our plan will transform the economy and make it resilient. We are making jobs in Darlington and Contrecoeur. We are spending money on hospitals, community centres, public transit and affordable housing. We are creating conditions for long-term prosperity. We are building Canada strong everywhere.”
“We made a lot of jobs since summer. Look at all the jobs! Lots of jobs. We made double the jobs per person compared to the US. Canadians are happy and think the future is bright.”