“I'm filling time listing upbeat numbers and avoiding the question.”
What they said. What they meant.
Plain-language translations from the House of Commons.
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Oral Questions
The Economy
In the 'Oral Questions' section on 'The Economy', the Conservatives repeatedly asked the ruling Liberals about inflation and why Canadians are struggling so much financially, while the Liberals mainly dodged those questions, claimed their programs are already helping Canadians, and insisted that the economy is actually in good shape. Despite Canada being in a recession, both sides mostly just congratulated themselves, talked past each other, and accused the other side of lying. A typical day in Parliament.
“I don't like when you blame outside forces. I want to blame all the bad things on the last guy.”
“I want to put my opponent on the spot. I hope this distracts from the cost of all these programs.”
“You voted against my spending. I want to tell people you don't care.”
“I've answered that before. Canadians care about the economy. Our numbers on visitors and claims are down -- see, my plan works!”