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House Hansard - 91

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 91 - Jun/17/22
Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, CPC)
  • Jun/17/22 11:35:40 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, ABS: When buying a vehicle, ABS stands for automatic braking system. When a vehicle senses an impending danger, it brakes immediately. Canadians have no such braking system when it comes to our finances. In fact, we have the opposite. The finance minister has a different take on ABS. It is “always be spending”. Will she order an immediate pause to all discretionary spending to fight inflation, or does the Liberals' blood pact with the NDP forbid any of that?
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Context: House Hansard - 91 - Jun/17/22
Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, CPC)
  • Jun/17/22 11:37:38 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member is just plain wrong, and I see where she gets it from. The Minister of Finance has gotten inflation wrong at every turn. She said deflation was the concern; that was wrong. Then she said it was transitory; that was wrong. Now she has a so-called affordability plan that only includes more spending. Stephen Gordon is an economist at Laval. He has said that now is not the time for increased spending as it only pours fuel on the inflationary fire. Instead, she can reduce discretionary spending, stop the Morneau escalator on user fees and give Canadians a break at the pumps. Will the minister listen to Conservatives and start fighting inflation, or does she, just like her Prime Minister, love spending too much?
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