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Originally Posted by Torture
Yeah, but Polievre said it was Trudope's fault in a video!
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https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...ck-to-bite-him
Opinion column. Important facts about interest rates and our debt.
“Since taking office, the Trudeau Liberals have increased spending by 55% from $317 billion in 2016 to $490 billion now. The federal deficit went from $29 billion then to $40 billion now and the debt has risen from $648 billion to $1.2 trillion.
And the cost to service the debt, it’s gone from $$25.7 billion in 2016 to $43.9 billion now, and that cost is only going to keep rising.
When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for the Trudeau government to rein in spending this week, to help slow the growth of inflation, Trudeau scoffed. He accused the Conservatives of not backing COVID supports for Canadians – a lie, they voted for them – or of wanting Canadians to go without key programs like dental care, the new national child care program or an expanded tool rebate for skilled trades.
All of this is nonsense, these programs are not the cause of Trudeau’s massive spending increases, which banks and even former Liberal finance minister John Manley have said are contributing to inflation.”