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Question Period exchanges about whether the government plans to use Canadians’ pension funds in relation to its debt. The Conservatives argued that the government’s net debt accounting subtracts over a trillion dollars in Canadian pension assets, asked whether the Prime Minister intends to use pensions to pay down debt, and called on him to stop counting those assets and explain how the debt will be repaid. Liberals replied that the claim is not true, pointed to Canada’s fiscal position and AAA credit rating in the G7, and criticized the Conservative leader’s advice on inflation and Bitcoin and his party’s votes against affordability programs, asking the Conservatives to support national projects.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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