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The Economy

During question period on the economy, Conservative members said Canada is in a recession, citing a United Way report on food insecurity and anxiety about finances, a Canadian tech company investing in Ireland instead of Canada, record food bank use in Manitoba, and what they described as luxury spending on the Prime Minister’s travel; they asked the government to change its economic policies, cut spending, and lower food prices. Liberal ministers and members replied that the economy shows strength, pointing to 88,000 new jobs, a rising trade surplus and record exports, low unemployment in Ontario, and the highest foreign direct investment in 18 years; they also said Conservatives vote against measures such as dental care, the groceries and essentials benefit, child care, and grocery rebates. The exchange consisted of these opposing characterizations of the economy and each other’s records.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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