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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
I aint even mad. As for being out of touch myself, sure I maybe I am, but I'm also not out there trying to convince people that things are not really all that bad. Talking to Canadians as if they're all children is from the Trudeau playbook and will not endear Freeland to Canadians.
Like what a solution, jeez I bet a family having trouble paying their bills never thought to cut out an unnecessary monthly expense.
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It wasn’t offered as advice people might not have thought of.
This is the quote and the context it came in:
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Asked if Ottawa is open to reviewing programs for wasteful spending, Freeland said the government announced in April it was looking for $9 billion in savings in the federal budget. She added the fall economic statement revealed that more savings were found than the April budget had anticipated.
To drive her point home, Freeland cited an example of her family’s own living choices: cancelling the children’s Disney+ subscription to save $13.99 per month.
”I said to the kids, ‘You’re older now. You don’t watch Disney anymore. Let’s cut that Disney+ subscription. So, we cut it. It’s only $13.99 a month that we’re saving, but every little bit helps,” she said.
“I believe that I need to take exactly the same approach with the federal government’s finances because that’s the money of Canadians.”
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Literally has nothing to do with offering advice to others, trying to relate to Canadians who are struggling, or anything like that. It’s people being ridiculous and taking it out of context.
The question was about Ottawa’s wasteful spending. She said she found some savings in the budget. She compared it to her family finding savings by cutting something unnecessary. She then said she needs to take that approach with government money.
Literally nothing to do with advice for poor Canadians struggling to make ends meet.