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Trudeau won’t do his math

In a recent interview with CTV Atlantic, that question was directly put to the Liberal leader and his answer, “Uhhhhh … a fair bit” made for an alarmingly novice response.

The interviewer, Steve Murphy, pressed Trudeau for clarification, eventually suggesting: “You either know and won’t say, or you don’t know.” He got no further help from the Liberal leader.

Trudeau peevishly responded: “If you want to tabulate them, you can go on our website and do that.” It was a flip and ultimately revealing response to a legitimate and predictable question.

It’s Trudeau who came up short. Then this past weekend his party finally announced its economic plan. The only problem? Trudeau wasn’t present or accountable.

Instead, Ralph Goodale — a former finance minister — and John McCallum — a former chief economist with RBC — explained their leader’s economic vision.

Credible politicians, no doubt. But they’re not running for prime minister. It’s beyond comprehension that Trudeau would fail to show up for one of the most important policy announcements of his campaign.

He increasingly appears to be a leader who can’t talk numbers, which seems odd for someone who worked, albeit briefly, as a math teacher.

And Canadians need to know the numbers before they decide which party to support.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/09/28...nt-do-his-math