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House Hansard - 199

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 199 - May/17/23
Mr. Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, CPC)
  • May/17/23 2:44:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, before tabling the budget, the finance minister said that “by exercising fiscal restraint” and by not pouring fuel on the inflationary fire, the Liberals would ensure they could responsibly invest in Canadians. However, we need to pay attention to what the government does and not what it says, and what the government did was increase spending by $60 billion, or $4,300 for every family in Canada. When will the government take its own advice and realize its spending is making life more unaffordable for Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 199 - May/17/23
Mr. Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, CPC)
  • May/17/23 2:47:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it takes a hack to know a hack. Last fall, the finance minister said that new spending needed to be matched with government savings. She said that the government needed to exercise restraint to not pour fuel on the fire. She also said that the debt-to-GDP ratio was the red line. That seems all pretty clear to me, except the government did not take the finance minister's advice. Only one thing can be true. Either the finance minister is being overruled by the Prime Minister or another leadership contestant, or Canadians cannot take the promises she makes seriously. Which one is it?
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