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During question period on finance, the Conservatives said the Prime Minister had promised to spend less than the previous government but that spending had doubled in under a year, and asked for an apology over what they called Canada’s highest deficit. The government replied that it would not apologize for building a stronger Canada, saying the spring economic update showed the deficit reduced by $11 billion, along with lower fuel taxes and support for farm and food businesses.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Kelly DeRidder

Conservative

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“The Prime Minister promised to spend less, but government spending doubled in less than a year. I want him to apologize for breaking his promise and creating Canada's highest deficit.”
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Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister has made many promises, but the results of those promises are left to the imagination. One of those promises was to spend less than Trudeau. Well, no imagination is needed here. The result is a doubling of spending in less than a year. Families cannot pay for food with these failed imaginary promises. They need results. Will the Prime Minister apologize for promising to cut spending while at the same time delivering the highest deficit in Canadian history? Just an apology please.

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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal
“Our government is managing money responsibly. We cut the deficit by $11 billion. We also lowered fuel taxes to help lower food and travel costs, and we gave money to farm and food businesses.”

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Madam Speaker, we will not apologize for building a stronger Canada. That is exactly what this government was elected to do, and that is exactly the plan we are implementing. The spring economic update showed that there is $11 billion less of a deficit. We are sticking to the fiscal guardrails and ensuring that we manage the resources of the federal government and the Canadian taxpayer responsibly. We have also cut the excise tax on fuel, which will help with groceries around the country and transportation costs. We have brought in an immediate expensing for greenhouses. The strategic response fund was given $500 million for agri-food businesses. We have offered a—

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