Budget 2023: Lisa Raitt on clean energy, government expenses and long-term care
BNN Bloomberg
The federal government needs to start placing a bigger focus on long-term growth for Canada, according to a former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
In an interview with BNN Bloomberg on Wednesday, Lisa Raitt, co-chair of Coalition for a Better Future, vice-chair of global investment banking at CIBC Capital Markets and former natural resources minister, said she’s concerned about Ottawa’s plans for long-term growth in Canada.
“There's a lot of concern in Ottawa, we came together in something called the Coalition for a Better Future, 143 members saying exactly that, which is ‘Come on governments, get your eye on the ball on long-term growth,’ because it's not looking good from our perspectives,” Raitt said.
“So I do have concerns, but one of the things that I found very interesting in the budget is looking out in terms of what the expenses are of the government.”